After trying a bit more I found that the skipped files are present in the mirror repository but apt-move apparently does not believe they are.
apt-get clean ;removes the files from /archives apt-move sync ;downloads them again, copies them to the mirror but then does not delete them. apt-move update; skips the files. apt-move exclude ;returns The following files are EXCLUDED from the mirror: All done, exiting. After the apt-move sync ;I have the main openoffice files sitting in the /archives directory and the mirror archive. I also seem to have several copies of certain packages. M. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]