Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Brian Nelson wrote: > > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > On Saturday 12 January 2002 02:41 am, Brian Nelson wrote: > > > > Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I am interested in using netselect to find the mirror site to use for > > > > > the most socially responsible downloading of debian packages. The > > > > > lists of mirrors that I have found are cluttered with html formatting > > > > > tags that make them neat to read in a browser, but unsuitable for > > > > > input to netselect. Is there a text file that is useable as netselect > > > > > input somewhere on the internet, or is there a script that strips the > > > > > html file down to its text essentials? Where? > > > > > > > > Use netselect-apt, as in "netselect-apt stable", which will produce a > > > > sources.list file in your current directory. > > > > > > I tried "netselect-apt testing", and it said that the fastest > > > mirror to me is in Austria. Something's wrong... > > > > *shrug* > > > > Try apt-spy instead... > > > > I can't find either "netselect-apt" or "apt-spy" using dselect > and looking at ftp.us.debian.org. > Where are they available? It seems I need to look at both and > make a choise.
testing and unstable. Use http://packages.debian.org to find where packages are available. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
