From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EKo8i-0004Tp-Ss for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:27:17 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id j8T2J6eD007672; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:19:06 GMT Received: from ihug-mail.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au (ihug-mail.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.198]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id j8T2FVVY016091 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:15:33 GMT Received: from 203-59-88-73.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO moriah.localdomain) ([203.59.88.73]) by ihug-mail.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 29 Sep 2005 10:22:48 +0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B0E212D10A for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:22:48 +0800 (WST) Received: from moriah.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (moriah [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 05721-04 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:22:43 +0800 (WST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E3E19B09B for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:22:43 +0800 (WST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Pratical question about portage tree From: "W.Kenworthy" <billk@iinet.net.au> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20050929131831.5401.NICK@rout.co.nz> References: <200509282022.42712.nbensa@gmx.net> <1127955477.18845.18.camel@localhost> <20050929131831.5401.NICK@rout.co.nz> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:22:42 +0800 Message-Id: <1127960562.18845.33.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at localdomain X-Archives-Salt: 6a18c158-eacf-4cb3-b60e-815b8d6b35b8 X-Archives-Hash: 3dbf642d7d584e7283f49d2095b45365 Not a lot: I came in late on the thread. One thing to investigate is if his ISP keeps a local cache of gentoo as many of the ones in Oz do - they usually dont charge for local (to the ISP) traffic. Then unless its openoffice which is a bit big, a pre-fetch from the ISP at night is a good scenario. BillK On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 13:27 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:57:57 +0800 > W.Kenworthy wrote: > > > Here's another way I started using (~1 month) and it seems both simple > > and problem free. Run http-replicator on the machine with good net > > access, then point the rest at it. Its a distfile caching proxy and > > best of all, its in potage and there is a gentoo wiki doc on how to set > > it up. Nice! > > Yes a good setup if there is fast and easy access between the two > machines. > > Sorry how does this help the OP who has a machine at home on dialup and > a fast connection at work? (and who doesn't want to download from home > if he can help it?) > > -- > Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list