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Re: Can't get list of download sites


On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 10:37:11AM +0800, Soh Kok Hong wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Thank you for your help.  I found that using the "Use IE5 Settings" 
>connection mode works.  Performing a packet trace shows that this mode 
>adds a bit more text in the HTTP transactions:
>
>GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.1\r\n
>If-Modified-Since: <deleted>\r\n
>If-None-Match: <deleted>\r\n
>User-Agent: Cygwin Setup\r\n
>Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
>Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n
>\r\n
>
>My question would be why offer "Direct Connection" if it is not going to 
>work?

It *does* work.  It works for thousands of people.

If it doesn't work for you don't automatically assume that it is broken.
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