in line editing. > If I understood what you said I would rephrase it with less words like > > 1) set up a proxy [and filter the host: header (if you feel the need to] > 2) do a local mirror 3) bypass DNS and just use a particular mirror host (some better suggestions proposed for putting the IP in the repo files); this should probably be your least desirable path) > > Thanks > -- but yes, that's what seems (at least to me) to the most reasonable ways to fix this problem. -- Even the Magic 8 ball has an opinion on email clients: Outlook not so good.