On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Walter Tautz wrote: > just wondering if this would be a good idea. We currently have > >80 machines that do an update once a day on this host so > I think it may be a good idea to mirror the archive locally, say > once a day via rsync?
I have a similar situation and I do mirror security. Of course, in /etc/apt/sources.list I have both my mirror _and_ security.debian.org, so that if an update already made it into the mirror all computers get it from there, otherwise they _still_ get it from security. I also use a proxy, so that anyway updates get downloaded once even if they come from security and not from the local mirror. It requires a little bit of work to properly set it up (not much), but then it works like a charm. Bye Giacomo -- _________________________________________________________________ Giacomo Mulas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAGLIARI Str. 54, Loc. Poggio dei Pini * 09012 Capoterra (CA) Tel. (OAC): +39 070 71180 248 Fax : +39 070 71180 222 Tel. (UNICA): +39 070 675 4916 _________________________________________________________________ "When the storms are raging around you, stay right where you are" (Freddy Mercury) _________________________________________________________________