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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.0-SNAP boot.flp
Date: 8 Sep 1995 13:27:05 +0200
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Peter Kester <pkester@isis.hq.csci.csc.com> wrote:
>
>I'm trying to install 2.1.0-SNAP over FTP through a PPP link.  When I
>try to extract the distribution, the system connects to freebsd.org
>and states that it is CD'ing to ~ftp/pub/....  The only problem is
>that ~ftp (or /archive) does not exist!
>
>Is there another site for which this path works?  Is there a way that
>I can change this path?

I have no idea why it doesn't exist, but you can specify your very own
ftp site as well.
-- 
cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
                                   http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)