On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, William R. Ward wrote: > The script I use to download .deb files uses libwww-perl, which is > apparently not very effective for FTP connections. I typically get > speeds of 2-2.5 kB/s using HTTP and 0.3 using FTP (this is over a 2.88 > kB/s connection). Is there an HTTP site where I can download non-us > packages? The only site I know of is ftp://nonus.debian.org. (I > download my regular hamm files from http://www.cdrom.com) > > Any help would be most appreciated. Also, is there any hope of > convincing the owners of www.debian.org to include a mirror of > ftp.debian.org on their HTTP server?
There are over 13 http mirrors and about 4 non-us ones. Try http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/stable/binary-i386 Check the mailing list archives of debian-www for a more complete list. Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]