openSUSE repository in New Zealand

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Hi all.

I have come across a repository in New Zealand at:

http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/opensuse

It’s not on the master mirror list. I have emailed the maintainer of the list but he can’t access it so presumes it’s NZ access only.

Citylink have not replied to my email about it.

However, it works fine for me and I’m in NZ. So kiwi users, here’s an option if you can be bothered updating YaST:)

Cheers
Steve

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nzlbob23 adjusted his/her AFDB on Monday 22 Jun 2009 12:06 to write:

>
> Hi all.
>
> I have come across a repository in New Zealand at:
>
> http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/opensuse
>
> It’s not on the master mirror list. I have emailed the maintainer of
> the list but he can’t access it so presumes it’s NZ access only.
>
> Citylink have not replied to my email about it.
>
> However, it works fine for me and I’m in NZ. So kiwi users, here’s an
> option if you can be bothered updating YaST:)
>
> Cheers
> Steve
>
>

Are you sure of that address?

looking at the directory listing from:

ftp.citylink.co.nz/

and there is no opensuse dir on that site.

There is OpenBSD, debian, ubuntu, voyage gentoo, and /pub.

–
Mark
Caveat emptor
Nullus in verba
Nil illegitimi carborundum

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I found the same to be true. I checked every directory and found no openSUSE or SUSE directories.

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Jonathan R wrote:
> baskitcaise;2002766 Wrote:
>> there is no opensuse dir on that site.
>>
>
> I found the same to be true. I checked every directory and found no
> openSUSE or SUSE directories.

think…nzbob already said the repo list maintainer “presumes it’s
NZ access only” which means (to me) that citylink.co.nz is not
interested in supporting users outside their localarea* and
therefore BLOCK all other IPs…for all we know it is ONLY available
to citylink.co.nz subscribers…

if blocked to you it is not available for viewing or downloading…

blocking is certainly their right, as it is their bandwidth which
would be used by non-paying users…

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.~.
/V
/( )\ natural_pilot
^^-^^

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I’m in NZ but not a citylink subscriber. So, as I mentioned in my original post this site appears to be for NZ only.

I just thought there might be some other NZ based openSUSE users out there that might be interested.

Cheers
Steve

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Cheers for the link…
Works fine for me, and im not a citylink subscriber.
I was having issues downloading some vlc packages from videolan in yast2
hopefully they are in here…