> This system is now live. If you update your system with the normal *yum update* command you will get the new *centos-yumconf* package." > > The thing is, yum update fails with a string of [errno 4] (socket time outs) and [errno 12] (mirror url timeouts) > > Can I get the file some other way? > Thanks for your response You can browse the mirrors with firefox or any other web browser and download the package manually. In centos 4.4, yumconf is provided by centos-release. >From here in the US I can manually point yum to the .au mirrors and get a response. Are you sure there isn't something else causing your issue? Broken firewall, bad proxy, bad network config etc? -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell