I would guess that this guy is using either a 33.6 or 56k modem
and as such I still stand by my advice to go and buy a CheapBytes
or whoever's disk of Mandrake 7.02.
Cheers:
Michael Perry.
R&D. Dep. Netafim Magal.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas McLaughlin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tue 04 April 2000 4:05
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] FTP Sites
>
> What speed line are you on and where are you geographicly? If you have
> the
> bandwith on your end, ftp.ndlug.nd.edu (The Notre Dame Linux Users Group)
> is
> pretty decent, I've never seen it mentioned as a mirror, just happened to
> find
> it through a friend. I do all my installs incedently from
> techhouse.brown.edu.
> I love those Ivy League kids across town. :-) Downloads are good and
> fast,
> I've even done full ftp installs from there. You also might try
> www.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html. A lot of RedHat mirrors also have
> Mandrake.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Began downloading Mandrake 7.02, from Tucows, last evening around six.
> The total download was 3.9 percent this morning at 5:00.
> >
> > Pop3, Go Zillia, Gateway 500, nothing running in the background, that I
> know of.
> >
> > Are there other FTP site(s).
> >
> >
> > Thank You.
> >
> >
> > Bob
> > Brand Newbie
> >
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