> Would any one be kind enough to give me the reliable mirror site for debain
> linux.
> I have been trying to download the it from the debian ftp site for two day
> now with no success.
> 
> Maybe my location matter. I am In Cameroon, (that is Africa). My connection
> is supposed to be 28,800.

Location does matter: I've attached a list of official mirrors: choose the
one that is nearest to you (I'm no geographer ;) ), and try that one.

HTH,

Matthew

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Rev 1998090100                                  Number of listed sites: 80

                Debian GNU/Linux - worldwide mirror sites

     This file is broken up into two seperate mirror listings, that
     being Primary and Secondary mirror sites.  The definitions for
     for these are as follows:

     A Primary mirror site mirrors the entire contents (without
     exceptions) of the Debian archive.  The site has a country
     based ISO code and may support Secondary mirrors for that
     country beneath it.  Obviously a site such as this would
     have a high capicity link to the Internet.

     A Secondary mirror site may have restrictions on what they
     mirror (due to space restrictions) that being source code or
     non-i386 binaries.  Just because a site is Secondary doesn't
     necessarily mean it'll be any slower than a Primary site.
     In all instances, use the site closest to you for the fastest
     downloads possible whether is be a primary or secondary site.

   Primary ISO Mirror Sites
   ------------------------                     /debian?        /debian-non-US?

   America      -       ftp.debian.org          Yes             No
   Australia    -       ftp.au.debian.org       Yes             Yes
   Austria      -       ftp.at.debian.org       Yes             Yes
   Germany      -       ftp.de.debian.org       Yes             Yes
   Japan        -       ftp.jp.debian.org       Yes             No
   Korea        -       ftp.kr.debian.org       Yes             No
   

   Secondary Mirror Sites
   ----------------------

Key: B = Normal binary packages  O = Other binary packages (Alpha/m68k/Sparc)
 S = Sources available                  * = Yes  - = No 

Country         Hostname:/Directory     Contact         B       O       S
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Argentina    -
                 ftp.fceia.unr.edu.ar:/pub/linux/debian *       -       -

   Australia    -
                 ftp.tower.net.au:/debian               *       -       -
                 ftp.uwa.edu.au:/mirrors/linux/debian   *       *       *
                 mirror.aarnet.net.au:/debian           *       *       *

   Belgium      -
                 ftp.belgium.eu.net:/pub/linux/debian   *       *       *
                 ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be:/pub/mirror/ftp.debian.org/debian***

   Brazil       -
                 linux.if.usp.br:/debian                *       *       *

   Costa Rica   -
                 simula.efis.ucr.ac.cr:/pub/debian      *       *       *

   Croatia      -
                 thphys.irb.hr:/pub/linux/Debian                *       *       
*

   Czech Republic -
                 sunsite.mff.cuni.cz:/OS/Linux/Dist/Debian      * *     *
                        http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/ftp/OS/Linux/Dist/Debian

   Denmark      -
                 sunsite.auc.dk:/pub/os/linux/debian    *       *       *
                                

   Finland      -
                 ftp.funet.fi:/pub/Linux/mirrors/debian *       *       *

   France       -
                 ftp.ibp.fr:/pub/linux/distributions/debian     * *     *
                 ftp.info.iut-tlse3.fr:/pub/debian      *       *       *
                 ftp.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr:/pub/linux/distributions/debian ***
                 ftp.u-bordeaux.fr:/pub/Linux/debian    *       *       -

   Germany      -
                 ftp.inka.de:/debian                    *       -       * 
                 ftp.leo.org:/pub/comp/os/unix/linux/Debian *   *       *
                 ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de:/pub/linux/distributions/debian 
->
                                                        *       *       *
                 ftp.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de:/pub/linux/mirror.debian * *   *
                 ftp.uni-erlangen.de:/pub/Linux/debian  *       *       *
                 ftp.uni-mainz.de:/pub/Linux/debian     *       *       *
                 sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/Linux/debian * * *

   Hong Kong    -
                 sunsite.ust.hk:/pub/debian             *       *       *

   Hungary      -
                 ftp.bme.hu:/pub/OS/Linux/dist/debian   *       *       *
                 ftp.kfki.hu:/pub/linux/debian          *       *       *
                 silver.drk.hu:/pub/debian              *       *       *

   Korea        -
                 ftp.kreonet.re.kr:/pub/Linux/debian    *       *       *

   Italy        -
                 caristudenti.cs.unibo.it:/pub/Linux/distributions/Debian
                                                        *       -       -
                 freedom.dicea.unifi.it:/pub/linux/debian *     -       *
                 ftp.flashnet.it:/pub/ftp.debian.org    *       *       *
                 palmaria.garda-access.com:/pub/linux/debian *  *       -

   Japan        -
                 ftp.riken.go.jp:/pub/Linux/distributions/debian * *    *
                 ftp2.linux.or.jp:/pub/Linux/debian     *       *       *

   Netherlands  -
                 ftp.leidenuniv.nl:/pub/linux/debian    *       -       -
                 ftp.nluug.nl:/pub/os/Linux/distr/Debian *      *       *

   New Zealand  -
                 ftp.citylink.co.nz:/pub/linux/debian   *       -       -
                 ftp.waikato.ac.nz:/pub/linux/dist/debian *     -       *
                 sunsite.net.nz:/pub/linux/dist/debian  *       -       *

   Norway       -
                 ftp.nvg.unit.no:/pub/linux/debian      *       *       -

   Poland       -
                 ftp.fnet.pl:/pub/debian                *       -       -
                 ftp.task.gda.pl:/pub/debian            *       *       *
                 sunsite.icm.edu.pl:/pub/Linux/debian   *       *       *

   Portugal     -
                 ftp.uevora.pt:/pub/linux/distributions/debian * -      *
                 ftp.eq.uc.pt:/pub/software/unix/Linux/debian * *       *
                 ftp.ua.pt:/pub/unix/Linux/debian       *       *       *

   Russia       -
                 ftp.botik.ru:/pub/linux/debian         *       -       *

   Slovenia     -
                 ftp.arnes.si:/software/unix/linux/debian *     *       *

   Spain        -
                 ceu.fi.udc.es:/pub/os/unix/linux/distributions/debian ->
                                                        *       *       *
                 ftp.cs.us.es:/pub/Linux/debian         *       *       -
                 ftp.rediris.es:/software/os/linux/distributions/debian ->
                                                        *       *       *
                 slug.ctv.es:/debian                    *       *       *

   Sweden       -
                ftp.lh.umu.se:/debian                   *       *       *

   Switzerland  -
                 sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch:/mirror/linux/distributions/debian ->
                                                        *       *       *

   Taiwan       -
                 linux.cis.nctu.edu.tw:/pub/distributions/debian *      *       
*

   United Kingdom -
                 ftp.mcc.ac.uk:/pub/linux/distributions/Debian* *       *
                 sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk:/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/pub/debian ->
                                                        *       *       *
                 unix.hensa.ac.uk:/mirrors/debian       *       *       *

   United States - Arizona
                 ftp.infomagic.com:/pub/mirrors/linux/debian *  *       *

   United States - California
                 ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/linux/debian        *       *       *
                 ftp.fuller.edu:/debian                 *       -       *
                 ftp.fifi.org:/pub/debian               *       -       *
                 ftp.oro.net:/pub/debian                *       *       *

   United States - Michigan
                 linux.eecs.umich.edu:/pub/linux/debian *       *       *

   United States - North Carolina
                 sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/distributions/debian * *    *

   United States - North Dakota
                 ftp.cfni.com:/pub/debian               *       *       *

   United States - New York
                 ftp.rge.com:/pub/systems/linux/debian  *       *       *
                 llug.sep.bnl.gov:/pub/debian           *       *       *

   United States - Tennessee
                 sunsite.utk.edu:/pub/debian            *       *       *

   United States - Utah
                 ftp.caldera.com:/pub/mirrors/debian    *       *       *
   

   United States - Virginia
                 debian.crosslink.net:/pub/debian       *       *       *

   United States - Washington
                 debian.ssc.com:/pub/linux/debian       *       -       *

   United States - Wisconsin
                 groucho.cs.wisc.edu:/pub/linux/debian  *       *       *

        If you find any of the above sites are out of date or no
        longer mirroring Debian, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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