On 10-02-25 21:37:58, Ed Greshko wrote: ...
I can't conceive of a situation where usage of http or ftp protocol would interact to "smack" an imap connection.
To me, based on your observations, I'm getting the feeling you may have a strange network problem that may be local to you or within your ISP close to you. As I said, I'd be dragging out wireshark.
It's not FastestMirror, it's the mirror it's choosing to use. If he figures out which one, he can blacklist it.