On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 13:52, Ed Wilts wrote: > > Mirror" at redhat.newaol.com is quite good and one of the fastest out > > there. > > I wouldn't classify them as "quite good". They're good with what they > have with lots of bandwidth, but they're not good at keeping up to date. > Do *not* rely on them for security updates - they have a tendency to > skip updates and will not work with Red Hat to ensure that they're > current. If you assume you're current because you have installed the > patches they've got listed, you could find yourself in for a nasty > surprise. Well, this should be "fixed" by now. The AOL mirror was only for internal use before so that's one reason it wasn't what you'd call a stable mirror. As for using any mirror to be the source of update patches, that's ridicules. Go by the announcements from RH, not what any mirror might have. -- Farewell neighbor. Thank you for giving us a safe place for so many years. Fred Rodgers - 1928-2003
