Mike Klinke said: > On Thursday 08 January 2004 06:50, Timothy Murphy wrote: >> On Thursday 08 January 2004 04:05, fed ora wrote: >> > Summary: Issues with RHN up2date server - >> > >> > Solution: Use local mirror (i.e., whichever is closest >> > to you). >> >> I'd like to suggest that /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources >> should contains a REPOSITORY variable, originally set to >> REPOSITORY=http://download.fedora.redhat.com >> with a note that this can be changed to a local repository, >> with a link to the list of mirror sites. > > I'd suggest *any* other repository for the default. Probably the main > reason there is sooooo much grief using up2date/yum is that the > default repository bandwidth limited to any connections other than > those who are authorized mirrors. Do you want to pay the bandwidth costs to be the default repository? As shown in the last week, most people don't even look to see where the repo is, let alone change it. The reason the default repo is set to Red Hat is because they are willing to pay the bandwidth costs. -- William Hooper
