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From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com>
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To: "Ronald G. Arnold Jr." <rarnold@colemantx.com>
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Subject: Re: CVSup
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> "Ronald G. Arnold Jr." wrote:
> 
> I have a minimal FBSD installed and I want to get a GUI for ease of
> use as well as some games. Is CVSup able to retrieve everything I
> need? How long would it take over a 28.8 connection, although the
> modem speed is a 56k, or does that matter?
> 
I just CVSup'ped my entire source tree today from 3.4 branch to 4.0, not
including ports.  I was getting an update rate of up to 18KB/sec over a
modem connection.  That's faster than anything I have ever gotten before
to my knowledge.  And it was a consistent speed.  I'm not sure about the
28.8 connection.  But you can certainly use CVSup successfully.  Start
it just before you go to bed and when you wake up it should be complete.
It's also been said that some of the newer mirror cvsup sites, such as
cvsup7.freebsd.org, are faster than some of the older, lower numbered
ones.  I was using cvsup8, actually, so I can recommend it.

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R Joseph Wright 

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getting out of something.  Bill Callahan.


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