[ubuntu-za] Banned ip address?

[Wesley Werner]

Apt-get package management uses public key cryptography to authenticate downloaded packages. So anybody can become a mirror (and clone the repos) and we can confidently install from them. Apt will warn us and prompt to continue if a package signature cannot be verified. 

On 3 March 2015 13:33:51 SAST, Hilton Gibson <hilton.gibson at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi All
>
>Trusting software sources is a BIG issue, however those with an
>official
>ubuntu domain name SHOULD be trustworthy and secure.
>
>Cheers
>
>hg
>
>*Hilton Gibson*
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>On 3 March 2015 at 13:16, Miles <msdomdonner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> yes it is when the server is not being maintained or upgraded
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net>
>> Reply-to: jan at verslank.net, Ubuntu South African Local Community
>> <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> To: ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Banned ip address?
>> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:04:06 +0200
>>
>> Checked mine as well, its set on main server - is this not the safe
>way
>> to go?
>>
>>
>> On 03/03/2015 11:56, Miles wrote:
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net>
>> > Reply-to: jan at verslank.net, Ubuntu South African Local Community
>> > <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> > To: ubuntu South African Local Community
><ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> > Subject: [ubuntu-za] Banned ip address?
>> > Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:43:40 +0200
>> >
>> > 403 Forbidden [IP: 197.155.77.2 80]
>> >
>> > switch to another mirror Jan , one of the guys is getting same
>message.
>> > use the neology one in the ZA choices
>> >
>> >
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