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From: Nathan Moore <nmoore AT winona DOT edu>
Subject: setting up a local mirror
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 21:12:11 -0600
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> Cygwin is used extensively within my school's physics department,  
> and I'd like to set up a local mirror for packages.  I assume this  
> entails writing a bash script which downloads all of the source  
> packages from an official repository.  The script is then run at  
> regular (ie crontab scheduled) intervals.  Could anyone provide me  
> with more information on this task (ie where to download from, how  
> often repositories change, how much space will be required, etc)?

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Nathan Moore
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Winona State University
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