Yum not updating

[Timothy Murphy]

Tony Nelson wrote:

> There have been many complaints for a week or so about various repos not
> being available.  The common thread seems to be yum, not the repos.  Some
> people report eliminating repos one at a time and having the problem move.
> Search the list archives for yum problems.

I wonder if I am right in thinking that 
if there is something wrong with a repo
yum sometimes gets into a strange state
which stops that repo working even when the problem at the repo is solved?

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