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Date:      Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:01:08 -0800
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
To:        Kathy Quinlan <katinka@magestower.com>
Cc:        Aaron Hill <hillaa@hotmail.com>, gferris@mail.unam.na, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Order
Message-ID:  <3A9AD224.D60C84B6@urx.com>
References:  <F136o9xlKYb2SonjhK30000927a@hotmail.com> <017a01c0a01c$9b515120$fe00a8c0@kat.lan>

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Kathy Quinlan wrote:
> 
> > Gail,
> >
> > It is possible to source both the FreeBSD CD and manual free from the
> > Internet but depending on your local available bandwidth and skill
> level(s)
> > you may find it more convenient to buy these items.
> 
> I found that even with a 56Kbps line and getting frequent disconnection's,
> that I was able to download it in just over 80 hours :o) (Count down till
> ASDL available in my area and it is not coming soon enough)

You chose a bad mirror and ADSL doesn't help then. I picked one of the
university mirror's over Thanskgiving and downloaded the iso in 2+
hours but needed 8 or more from a busy site. I was seeing 20KB/s more
or less (frequently less) from ftp.freebsd.org and was seeing around
90KB/s from Purdue. I think all of the students had gone home for
Thanksgiving. BTW, I thought 40 hours was terrible on a 56kb modem.

Kent

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kathy Quinlan
> 
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