>>>>> Chris writes:

> I read the apt-howto and got netselect-apt working.
> I haven't yet installed the file it came up with - because I don't want
> to lose the reference to the DVD and the security repository - and so
> I'm thinking of adding its suggestions to the list in Synaptic.

> Would it be better NOT to have the DVD listed - in case files from the
> web are more up-to-date?

You might as well keep the reference to the DVD. Any updates will
override the ones on the DVD in any case, and it's useful (and much
faster) to be able to install new packages directly from the DVD should
you so wish.
--
Neil.
Bunker's Admonition:
You cannot buy beer; you can only rent it.