Has the port collection become to large to handle.

[Robert Huff]

Chris Hill writes:

>  IMHO, your gripes are misdirected - complain to your ISP about
>  the speed and reliability of your service. This should NOT take
>  two hours. It could also be a matter of using the wrong server
>  for your time and place.

	A data point:
	I just pulled a fresh copy of the tree into virgin space.
	Time (as reported by cvsup) : 46m42s
	Size (as reported by du) : 301.2 mbytes
	The mirror is 6 hops out, and located at M.I.T..  (Almost next
		door.) 
	My connection is 7 megabit cable.


					Robert Huff