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 <H3><font color="#0000e0">What is CTM?</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">What is CTM?</font></h3>
   
 <P>  <p>
 CTM is a system which was designed by Poul-Henning Kamp for making  CTM is a system which was designed by Poul-Henning Kamp for making
 changes to a source tree available on a regular basis by email.  changes to a source tree available on a regular basis by email.
 This is a good way to stay up to date with the current source tree or  This is a good way to stay up to date with the current source tree or
 CVS repository if you have a slow Internet connection, for instance via modem.  CVS repository if you have a slow Internet connection, for instance via modem.
   
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 OpenBSD CTM distributes all modules of the OpenBSD CVS repository  OpenBSD CTM distributes all modules of the OpenBSD CVS repository
 plus checked out versions of several of these modules.  plus checked out versions of several of these modules.
 CTM uses very low bandwidth for distributing the changes to the tree,  CTM uses very low bandwidth for distributing the changes to the tree,
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 <small>(Please do not ask other OpenBSD people for CTM support,  <small>(Please do not ask other OpenBSD people for CTM support,
 as they are busy doing other things.  Thank you.)</small>  as they are busy doing other things.  Thank you.)</small>
   
 <H3><font color="#0000e0">How does it work?</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">How does it work?</font></h3>
   
 <P>  <p>
 The basic idea of CTM is that you subscribe to a special mailing list  The basic idea of CTM is that you subscribe to a special mailing list
 for a particular CVS module or source tree. Each day you receive email messages  for a particular CVS module or source tree. Each day you receive email messages
 containing all the changes to that tree during that period.  containing all the changes to that tree during that period.
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 would be named <tt><b>OpenBSD-cvs.1500A.gz</b></tt>.  See below for  would be named <tt><b>OpenBSD-cvs.1500A.gz</b></tt>.  See below for
 detailed instructions.  detailed instructions.
   
 <H3><font color="#0000e0">How much bandwidth does CTM use?</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">How much bandwidth does CTM use?</font></h3>
   
 <P>  <p>
 You obtain the base set and all relative deltas up to the recent one  You obtain the base set and all relative deltas up to the recent one
 via ftp from the sites listed below.  Sizes are:  via ftp from the sites listed below.  Sizes are:
   
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     tag to the CVS repository.      tag to the CVS repository.
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 <H3><font color="#0000e0">How do I use CTM?</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">How do I use CTM?</font></h3>
   
 <UL>  <ul>
 <LI>Subscribe to the CTM mailing list for the source set you want.  <li>Subscribe to the CTM mailing list for the source set you want.
 <p>  <p>
    There are several mailing lists related to CTM.  There is a list for     There are several mailing lists related to CTM.  There is a list for
    updates to the CVS repository, a list for the source tree, a list     updates to the CVS repository, a list for the source tree, a list
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 <h3><font color="#0000e0">Should I choose the source tree or the CVS repository?</font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">Should I choose the source tree or the CVS repository?</font></h3>
   
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 This depends on your diskspace, among other factors.  Since CTM  This depends on your diskspace, among other factors.  Since CTM
 doesn't deal very well with files which have been modified locally,  doesn't deal very well with files which have been modified locally,
 the better choice is surely the <a href="anoncvs.html">CVS</a>  the better choice is surely the <a href="anoncvs.html">CVS</a>
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         cvs -q update -Pd          cvs -q update -Pd
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 <H3><font color="#0000e0">How stable is CTM for OpenBSD?</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">How stable is CTM for OpenBSD?</font></h3>
   
 CTM has been in use for over five years for OpenBSD, and for FreeBSD  CTM has been in use for over five years for OpenBSD, and for FreeBSD
 for an even longer period of time.  CTM is very reliable and stable.  for an even longer period of time.  CTM is very reliable and stable.
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 Mail <a href="mailto:hgw@d1906.inka.de">me</a> your opinions and wishes!  Mail <a href="mailto:hgw@d1906.inka.de">me</a> your opinions and wishes!
   
 <H3><font color="#0000e0">More information</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">More information</font></h3>
   
 If you want to learn more about CTM, a good place to start with is the  If you want to learn more about CTM, a good place to start with is the
 FreeBSD Handbook:  FreeBSD Handbook:
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 <H3><font color="#0000e0">Acknowledgements</font></H3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0">Acknowledgements</font></h3>
   
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li> Poul-Henning Kamp (phk@FreeBSD.org) for making CTM possible and helping  <li> Poul-Henning Kamp (phk@FreeBSD.org) for making CTM possible and helping
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