George B.: > I suppose that my point was that after a distribution "expires" from the > ftp site, if the updates directory could remain, a person with an older > cdrom could still possibly update to a newer version. If they have an X.x > cdrom, they select X.x-updates then upgrade to the current system from > there.
You could try lobbying Guy Maor (gently, please). But there has to be a date beyond even updates for an old release get purged. We want the mirror space for more current stuff, and with $4 CDs nobody has much of an excuse for missing upgrades any more. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .