[CentOS] Yum / Up2date issues and mirror.centos.org

[Greg Knaddison]

On 11/29/05, William Warren <hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com> wrote:
> Is there a timetable to fix the yum/http proxy incompatibility?  i find
> it interesting this has not been addressed yet.
>

First, it's not a problem with all http proxies, just the ones that
suck.  Second, it has been addressed.  The method of diagnosing and
fixing it is even in the FAQ.

http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq#Q5

Basically,
   1. Get your proxy software/firmware updated so that it properly
implements HTTP 1.1
   2. Use an FTP repository, where byte ranges are more commonly
supported by the proxy
   3. Create a local mirror with rsync and then point your yum.conf to
that local mirror
   4. Don't use yum

Regards,
Greg