up2date is *horrid*

[Timothy Murphy]

On Thursday 08 January 2004 05:57, Philip Wyett wrote:

> While the editing of '/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources' and using a mirror is
> the correct way currently to avoid the high load on Red Hat servers - It
> is far from ideal. As a desktop OS looking to gain new users, we really
> need local mirror selection via drop-down menu (or whatever) as part of
> the update application. Could be time for an RFE. :)

I'm not sure if this is what you are suggesting,
but I certainly don't want to go through the rigmarole
of choosing a mirror every time I run up2date.

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