cannot fetch repositories

[Jeff]

On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 15:33 -0700, Scott wrote:
> Jeff spake thusly on 11/04/2006 12:36 PM:
> > I have not tried all the mirrors listed in that wiki.  I will have to do
> > so.
> 
> I wasn't suggesting you try all of them. :-)
> 
> >  But I have tried several, and I have also tried other places where
> > there are repositories (like trying to install WINE, for example) and I
> > always get the same thing... that the repository is either unavailable
> > or there was an error reading it.  Yet, I can use either HTTP or FTP to
> > get to the very same ones and download them manually and they come in
> > just fine.  I am thinking there is some sort of a setting that causes
> > Ubuntu not to wait long enough for a reply or something. 
> 
> That is very odd. It sounds as if some setting(s) are messed up on your
> end. I'm no expert on this stuff but the fact that you're having
> problems with every one you've tried leads me to believe the problem is
> on your end.
> 
Scott, I think you are right.  HTTP and FTP fetching of them work fine,
but I cannot get the update tool or apt-get to fetch them.  I wonder
what could be messed up?


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