On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 08:05:21PM +0200, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > True. But for example, is the current apt-get capable of contacting > another mirror if and only if the primary fails?
For package downloads apt will try the sources in the order listed in sources.list, only trying subsequent ones if the first fails. For Packages downloads all the mirrors are hit each time, which is needed anyway to handle the case where a mirror is serving files but not updating. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]