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approx 5.0-1 source package in Ubuntu

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approx (5.0-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream version
  * Deny requests for non-gz index files (closes: #625457)
  * Cache pdiffs instead of removing them (closes: #607896)
  * Remove approx-update program
  * Add $interval configuration parameter
  * Cache Release files and "file not found" responses
    for $interval minutes without contacting remote repository
    (closes: #625458)
  * Treat i18n/Index files as roots for garbage collection
  * Run approx-gc cronjob at low priority (closes: #611370)
  * Include process ID in syslog messages
  * Defer pdiff application to the end of each connection
 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden>   Wed,  22 Jun 2011 09:35:25 +0000

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Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync
Uploaded to:
Oneiric
Original maintainer:
Eric Cooper
Architectures:
any
Section:
admin
Urgency:
Low Urgency

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approx_5.0.orig.tar.gz 31.4 KiB ac2e5fabc7a32a7281370cb3a837114a94a862a873391594d95609212c74ffcc
approx_5.0-1.debian.tar.gz 16.3 KiB ffd7dc89a57cab07d7a44f0164e5e3e51524dfe870e8539813525f1275ba234f
approx_5.0-1.dsc 1.3 KiB 492b0d416de9b0284287e20aa3312c9041a5c7c6ac396a3bda22db2bd8fc8a24

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approx: caching proxy server for Debian archive files

 Approx is an HTTP-based proxy server for Debian-style package archives.
 It fetches files from remote repositories on demand,
 and caches them for local use.
 .
 Approx saves time and network bandwidth if you need to install or
 upgrade .deb packages for a number of machines on a local network.
 Each package is downloaded from a remote site only once,
 regardless of how many local clients install it.
 The approx cache typically requires a few gigabytes of disk space.
 .
 Approx also simplifies the administration of client machines:
 repository locations need only be changed in approx's configuration file,
 not in every client's /etc/apt/sources.list file.
 .
 Approx can be used as a replacement for apt-proxy,
 with no need to modify clients' /etc/apt/sources.list files,
 or as an alternative to apt-cacher.