Reported on: 2006-07-30
In chapter 8. Advanced concepts on page 408:
In section 8.3.1, the $MIRROR variable set in the example is incomplete: it lacks the path to the /debian directory. The assignment should read:
# MIRROR=http://ftp.debian.org/debian
Regardless, you should still use apt-spy to determine a closer mirror!
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