----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric D. Futch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Why not gzip iso images?
> I think people are forgetting that you do not necessarily need to download
> the entire ISO image in order to make a fresh install of FreeBSD. Back
> when I started using FreeBSD somewhere around version 2.1, I remember
> donwloading the boot floppies, then installing the whole deal over FTP,
> all on a 28.8 modem. When you install via FTP you only have to download
> what you need and nothing more. Sure this is a pain for
> installing/upgrading a bunch of machines, since you would be downloading
> the same things over and over again for each machine.
Then download the individual parts (eg bin.aa to bin.bf) and then install from a local
ftp-server.
Leif
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