On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 11:44:08AM +1100, Penguin wrote:
| I only have a 56K modem and its just impossible for me to sit there and
| download all this myself, constantly redialling after my pathetic TWO isp
| providers keep cutting me off, one is down and so use the other... then get
| cut off again. Grrr!
It sounds like the psuedo-image-kit is well-suited for you. You can
get the docs and config files on cdimage.debian.org. It is easiest to
use with a *nix system, and since you posted with KMail I believe you
have one. What the psuedo-image-kit does is download all the packages
separately via http or ftp, then rsync the result with the official
iso images. The reason this is well-suited for your situation is that
it will make a lot of (relatively) small downloads instead of one
monstrous download. I'm sure you can also configure the connect
software (diald?) to redial when cut off. (or have a cron job that
runs each night, connects, downloads for a while, then disconnects
again).
HTH,
-D
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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:28
