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Newsgroups:  comp.os.linux.misc
Date:        Mon, 24 Nov 2003 03:37:11 -0500

> I'd like to use apt-spy to find the fastest http or ftp servers for the
> testing distro of debian.  First, i ran apt-spy update -m ~/mirrors
>
> Then, apt-spy -d testing -o ~/my_sources -m ~/mirrors -a 'North-America'
>
> But when i run this, i only get output from 7 sources...

Try using "-e" with a number greater than 7, and changing /etc/apt-spy.conf so that under "North-America" US is first (if you are in the US.)

Bill Marcum

apt-spy

> But when i run this, i only get output from 7 sources...
> mirror.direct.ca, debian.yorku.ca, debian.pipcom.com, debian.kida.net,
> ftp3.nrc.ca, sunsite.ualberta.ca, less.cogeco.net

There seems to be some glitch, perhaps with the "North-America" switch. You've only tested Canadian mirrors. (pipcom.com, kida.net, and cogeco.net are Canadian even though they're not .ca domains.)

Anyway, you'll likely get better info on one of the Debian mailing lists.

John-Paul Stewart