how to stop cron apt from using all my dialup bandwidth

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On 4/3/06, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > a) There's no /etc/apt/apt.conf. Instead, the APT::Periodic:: stuff is
> >    in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic .
> >

Yes, I saw the notes at the top of cron.daily/apt, but didn't know
where to set them.  This is the missing bit of information.

thanks again,