From owner-freebsd-doc Wed Dec 3 17:28:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA02091 for doc-outgoing; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:28:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc) Received: from spokane.vmunix.com (p14a.gallium.sentex.ca [207.245.212.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA02084 for ; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:28:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@spokane.vmunix.com) Received: (from mark@localhost) by spokane.vmunix.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id UAA10003; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 20:30:36 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19971203203036.47127@vmunix.com> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 20:30:36 -0500 From: Mark Mayo To: docs@freebsd.org Subject: Handbook correction Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, in the handbook section 4.3.2 - Compiling Ports from the Internet - it mentions using ftp.freebsd.org's on-the-fly tarballing. Good, but it says to get databases.tar.gz - isn't gzipping of the directory's tarball now turned off on ftp.freebsd.org (due to load considerations)?? If so, then the .gz should be dropped from the example perhaps? -Mark -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU