Could you apply this patch to /usr/share/apt-cacher/apt-cacher and see if it makes any difference?
Mark diff --git a/apt-cacher b/apt-cacher index 1fb7ab7..9d2e7b2 100755 --- a/apt-cacher +++ b/apt-cacher @@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ sub libcurl { } elsif ($pkfdref) { my $pkfd=$$pkfdref; - print $pkfd $_; + syswrite $pkfd, $_; data_feed(\$_); } } -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]