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| author | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101210/001687.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101210/001687.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e9cbe64a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101210/001687.html @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<HTML> + <HEAD> + <TITLE> [Mageia-dev] Mirror layout + </TITLE> + <LINK REL="Index" HREF="index.html" > + <LINK REL="made" HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout&In-Reply-To=%3CAANLkTikeOWETSf3iB9urOxNquUEQPq-_xjXE8KCsD4W7%40mail.gmail.com%3E"> + <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,nofollow"> + <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + <LINK REL="Previous" HREF="001694.html"> + <LINK REL="Next" HREF="001688.html"> + </HEAD> + <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> + <H1>[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout</H1> + <B>Ahmad Samir</B> + <A HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout&In-Reply-To=%3CAANLkTikeOWETSf3iB9urOxNquUEQPq-_xjXE8KCsD4W7%40mail.gmail.com%3E" + TITLE="[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout">ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com + </A><BR> + <I>Fri Dec 10 17:27:17 CET 2010</I> + <P><UL> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001694.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001688.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1687">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1687">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1687">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1687">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + <HR> +<!--beginarticle--> +<PRE>On 10 December 2010 17:35, Wolfgang Bornath <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">molch.b at googlemail.com</A>> wrote: +><i> 2010/12/10 Buchan Milne <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">bgmilne at multilinks.com</A>>: +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> easyurpmi should not be necessary. Users should not be expected to paste +</I>>><i> random commands from random sites into a root shell. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Yes, if urpmi were able to switch from one mirror to another one in +</I>><i> case of any failures or at will of the user if the automatically +</I>><i> selected mirror is too slow. An issue discussed often enough since +</I>><i> Mandriva days (also reported as bug). Until this is not solved users +</I>><i> are sometimes (in germany more often than "some times") forced to use +</I>><i> such tools like easyurpmi or smarturpmi. +</I>><i> +</I> +Not necessarily, you can use "Configure media sources..."> File> Add a +specific media mirror; this is the old mirror selection dialogue. A +bit hidden, yes, but the rationale was the the "Add" being the default +is visible, while "Add a specific media mirror" is for advanced users. + +As I said before, the MIRRORLIST method in its current incarnation is +a minus not a plus for any user who doesn't have reliable mirrors +geographically-near where he's located :/ + +><i> [...] +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> wobo +</I>><i> +</I> + + +-- +Ahmad Samir +</PRE> + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001694.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001688.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1687">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1687">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1687">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1687">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |