Re: Installing via FTP

[Morten Liebach <m@kallisti.dk>]

On 2002-06-23 12:33:28 -0700, Richard P. Koett wrote:
> I recently did an install via FTP. After selecting a nearby
> FTP server from the list everything happened kind of
> automagically.

It's nice, isn't it? :)
 
> The Upgrade Mini-FAQ (Section 1.2) refers to getting
> snapshots this way. The FAQ (Section 3.2) implies that
> I could get either a release or a snapshot.
> 
> How can I tell whether what I grabbed was a release
> or a snapshot?

If you didn't change the default path on the ftp server, you've gotten a
regular release, eg. the 3.1 i386 release are in /pub/OpenBSD/3.1/i386,
snapshots are in /pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386.

Have a nice day
                                     Morten

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