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What is the difference between using portsnap and cvsupping a ports supfile=
?  The last time I really used FreeBSD was several years ago, but it seems =
that portsnap has replaced "cvsup ports-supfile".  What exactly is the diff=
erence between the two?  What makes portsnap the better option?