Hi William, > Problem being that downloading the reference RPMs and the patch would > probably _increase_ server load. The reference rpm comes from your installation CD's. > Of course doing an either/or would be an option, but what do you make the > default? Just leave as is, and let people who need to save on bandwidth setup their systems to use the (r)syncing instead. The following thread on rsync@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is informative: http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg07943.html Bye, Leonard. -- mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research