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Old November 16th, 2009, 23:26
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Default Selecting a different sourceforge mirror for port downloads
When I try to install a port hosted on sourceforge, it defaults to the heanet mirror which gives me an excruciatingly slow download rate of around 60kbps. If I download a file directly from a sourceforge page, and select a different mirror, the transfer understandably goes much faster. Is there any way to configure the ports system to use a specific sourceforge mirror?
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Look into ports-mgmt/fastest_sites.
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Much appreciation, it all makes some sense now.
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