Subject: Re: Emacs Package Question
To: None <jeffrey@jeffreyf.net, perry@wasabisystems.com>
From: Jeff Flowers <jeffrey@jeffreyf.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/12/2002 21:25:57
> Why are you trying to use SUP? Just download the pkgsrc tar file from
> the ftp site and go...

The NetBSD website recommends using it because after you initially use SUP
to download pkgsrc, it will download changes only after that, which saves
on bandwidth.

Doing this via FTP means re-downloading the whole thing later if you want
to keep current.

Or at least that's how I understand it.



Jeff Flowers