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Subject: ports upgrade w/out internet connection
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Greetings:
Can i perform a ports upgrade to a computer that has no internet connection by
ftping the file /pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/ports.tar.gz and replacing the
/usr/ports/ directory
with the uncompressed version of this file? please let me know your opinion to
solve my problem.

thanks,

brian