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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 08:24:29 -0500
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Subject: Re: cvsup
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Closer doesn't mean faster... do a traceroute to check the hops and time to
reach the various mirrors and pick the faster one....

BTW, there is "mtr" in ports that you may like better than traceroute....
live stats.

At 02:21 PM 10.9.2001 +0200, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
>Hi all!
>
>I'm trying cvsup for the first time.  Config and first couple of runs have
>been amazingly painless!  What a relief!
>
>My Question: Is there any log which will tell me what has been added/removed
>during a specific run of cvsup?
>Or should I keep a copy of the status file from before, and do a 'diff'
>after?
>
>Finally, I battle connecting to some of the servers that are closer to me.
>Are all the servers listed in the handbook actively maintained?  Right now
>I'm fetching from 'cvsup1.FreeBSD.org', but I guess it would be better to
>fetch from one of the closer servers (I'm in South Africa).
>
>Regards,
>Patrick.
>
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