Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:32:51 -0600 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does / Is anyone maintaining CVS for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <50E63143.7010704@missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <20130104082034.041abecc@X220.ovitrap.com> References: <50E1D012.1040004@missouri.edu> <20121231175808.GA1399@glenbarber.us> <6817fb4c15659b194cc658b1dfa58a31.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <CADLo83-RtuRE58HORn8ocqRVtcF3ZANJoHh1D8TO=aucwywbQw@mail.gmail.com> <f7a783bba9425aeaf67d94056b49f272.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <148920333.20121231235441@takeda.tk> <CAF6rxgk62bugOyUz0BFTpk_H6c30ohF0n6p79Q%2B5hZwNB3QcjQ@mail.gmail.com> <50E3444D.1060307@mu.org> <CAF6rxgnme9kdocet3UzXYas6MMDP1rKTJjdDo_AULvs-LM2pCQ@mail.gmail.com> <6794891ed487f426d2c5d0108648f1e0.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <20130102123148.1f493d00@X220.ovitrap.com> <50E45A03.9080600@FreeBSD.org> <20130103075037.130afa18@X220.ovitrap.com> <50E533F1.5020006@FreeBSD.org> <CAF6rxgknG3EAe4HuuUbx=E83grdcDUScAARoBQpOLs_NcnjHpA@mail.gmail.com> <20130104082034.041abecc@X220.ovitrap.com>
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On 01/03/2013 07:20 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > So, why not wait until some more mirrors are available? > > One other problem people in 'developed' nations do not see exists. If - > like me - you are located on a very remote location with a more or less > random Internet connection, many servers become very impatient with the > user and cut the connection as their values for time outs are simply > too low. There is a delivery method called "CTM" which originally meant "CVSUP through Mail." It was originally meant for people with slow connections, but now it is mainly used by a few people because they are behind very strict firewalls that don't allow them access to the outside world except email. BUT for people who have bad internet connections, may I commend it as a method of getting updates for FreeBSD. I have recently upgraded it to include updates for the svn repositories. Yes, you will need to have a working svn on your system. And you will have to apply a patch to the existing ctm program to make it work (ctm is in the base system). But this has been working for several weeks now, and I think it is getting to the point where it is stable.
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