On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:33:48 -0500 Robert Nichols wrote: > Easiest just to block that IP address in the OUTPUT chain in > your firewall. Use REJECT, not DROP, so that yum will get an > instant failure when it tries to connect. That will also keep > yum-fastestmirror from ever selecting that site. That works. I didn't think about it from that angle. Thanks for the idea.