[Dapper] package list problems?

[Darryl Clarke]

On 28/01/06, David Hart <ubuntu at tonix.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 09:55:13AM -0500, Darryl Clarke wrote:

[snip]

> I suggest you change to another mirror.  I live in the UK but have a
> couple of servers in the US running Ubuntu since March last year.  I
> gave up using the US archives long ago as they're so unreliable
> (unavailable, packages missing etc).


Thanks, I changed it to 'archive.ubuntu.com' and now I've got 113
updates!  I guess that us mirror is extremly stale.

Which brings me to my next questions:
Is there some sort of reliability requirement for mirrors?  It's a
pretty big issue when you think of it.  24 updates, most of which are
'broken' on one, vs 113 on another is pretty significant when it comes
to reporting bugs and overall testing efficiency.

What is the recommended approach to using mirrors?  I typically pick a
'near by' one, which I often see recommended, but again if I have to
switch to fix an issue like this it's a hassle to myself.  Should I
just list half a dozen mirrors in my sources and hope one works ok?

--
~ Darryl  ~ smartssa at gmail.com
http://smartssa.com / http://darrylclarke.com