Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:43:11 +1100 From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au> To: dkelly@hiwaay.net Cc: Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Just CVS (was Re: CVS question, sendmail, named) Message-ID: <199702170943.UAA18938@nemeton.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199702161835.MAA02796@nexgen.ampr.org>
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On Sun, 16 Feb 1997 12:35:35 -0600 dkelly@hiwaay.net wrote: > > You don't NEED to have the CD-ROM to get the CVS repository, particularly > > if you are in a LAN environment and have 56KB or greater connectivity. > > Doing the initial download over a slow dialup is likely to be > > unsatisfying. > > Ah, I don't have that kind of network connection at home and at work its thru a firewall that doesn't do socks. Nah -- just takes persistence. Set it up. Go to sleep. Wake up. Look at nice new bit patterns. :-) It helps to have a reliable link, but ftp supports 'reget' these days so even losing the connection (or dropping it to make phone calls on that line) is bearable. Giles
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