"apt-get update" hangs with no response when I add a line anywhere in /etc/apt/sources.list that is greater than 299 characters.
Specifically, I added the following 308-character commented line to aid my choice of Debian sites [the line-continuation characters were not originally present and this had at most one contiguous space], # fping -c 3 ftp.egr.msu.edu carroll.aset.psu.edu \ mirror.cs.wisc.edu mirror.csit.fsu.edu umn.dl.sourceforge.net \ unc.dl.sourceforge.net telia.dl.sourceforge.net debian.teleglobe.net \ mirrors.xmission.com ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu debian.uchicago.edu \ debian.fifi.org ftp.silug.org debian.tod.net After removing the last "debian.tod.net", this line had but 292 characters, so "apt-get update" would no longer hang. I run Debian woody 3.0, with all packages upgraded as of 9/26/2002, including apt version 0.5.4 . Oh, I see this remains an outstanding apt bug-report filed May 13, 2002, #146846 -- Jameson C. Burt, NJ9L Fairfax, Virginia, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.coost.com (202) 690-0380 (work) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]