pirat question

[Cam Bazz <cambazz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

When I run pirat, it waits a long time, (prolly checking for updates, 
etc). and generally does not behave well under low bandwidth conditions.
Is there any way to run pirat so it does work offline? Also, what do we 
have to do for it to use the install dvd instead of the net?

Thank you.
-Cam