On Mon, 28 Apr 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > When I checked out ftp.debian.org I found that not only was that version
> > not there but that the only version on the site seemed to be in
> > experimental.
> >
> > This seems to indicate that there is something wrong with the announce
> > list as it is in a lot of cases not worth reading.
> >
> Hi,
>
> The announcements are made when the packages are uploaded to the
> Incoming directory. They stay there until they are processed.
> This can take from some hours to days. If you wait a few days
> you will find them at ftp.debian.org after they had been mirrored
> from master.debian.org.
>
Would it not be better to have these announcements made when the files
are transfered to ftp.debian.org at least for the bulk announcements as at
present it can be very hit and miss trying to use them.
Joe.
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