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To: nwestfal@indigo.csci.csusb.edu (Neal Westfall)
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Subject: Re: /usr/ports/distfiles - did I screw the pooch here? 
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 20:34:40 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>
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> Also, would it be too much to change the location of the distfiles so
> that it isn't mixed in with the rest of the stuff?  This would make it
> easier for people (like me!) who want to grab the entire ports tree but
> not necessarily all the distfiles.  Currently the only way to do this

I've contemplated this too.  This is actually fairly easy - we just
need to stop populating the distfiles directory on wcarchive and stick
the files someplace else.  After all, it's really just the master ftp
site you want to be able to do ``get ports.tar.gz'' with, right?

						Jordan