From fb2e525ac77a14b430ce5b9cfdead4903db0527c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Randy McMurchy <randy@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:27:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Modified a heavily used (bookwise) FTP download repo to use
 an entity and created the entity with a known good FTP repo

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@6891 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0
---
 basicnet/netlibs/libpcap.xml           | 2 +-
 basicnet/netutils/nmap.xml             | 2 +-
 connect/dialup/ppp.xml                 | 2 +-
 general.ent                            | 1 +
 general/genlib/gamin.xml               | 2 +-
 general/genlib/gmime.xml               | 2 +-
 general/genlib/gwrap.xml               | 2 +-
 general/genlib/libdrm.xml              | 2 +-
 general/genlib/libesmtp.xml            | 2 +-
 general/genutils/graphviz.xml          | 2 +-
 general/genutils/icon-naming-utils.xml | 2 +-
 general/genutils/pilot-link.xml        | 2 +-
 general/genutils/unixodbc.xml          | 2 +-
 general/genutils/xscreensaver.xml      | 2 +-
 general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml        | 2 +-
 general/graphlib/freetype2.xml         | 4 ++--
 general/graphlib/giflib.xml            | 2 +-
 general/graphlib/lcms.xml              | 2 +-
 general/prog/gc.xml                    | 2 +-
 general/prog/pdl.xml                   | 2 +-
 general/prog/python.xml                | 2 +-
 general/prog/pyxml.xml                 | 2 +-
 general/sysutils/dbus.xml              | 2 +-
 general/sysutils/gpm.xml               | 2 +-
 general/sysutils/hal.xml               | 4 ++--
 general/sysutils/pkgconfig.xml         | 2 +-
 multimedia/audioutils/audacious.xml    | 2 +-
 multimedia/audioutils/xmms.xml         | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml           | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libdvdcss.xml       | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libdvdread.xml      | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libfame.xml         | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libmikmod.xml       | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg2.xml        | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/libquicktime.xml    | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/nas.xml             | 2 +-
 multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml        | 2 +-
 multimedia/videoutils/transcode.xml    | 2 +-
 multimedia/videoutils/xine-ui.xml      | 2 +-
 postlfs/security/cracklib.xml          | 2 +-
 pst/ps/enscript.xml                    | 2 +-
 pst/scanning/sane.xml                  | 2 +-
 pst/sgml/docbook-dsssl.xml             | 2 +-
 pst/sgml/opensp.xml                    | 2 +-
 pst/typesetting/jadetex.xml            | 2 +-
 pst/xml/docbook.xml                    | 2 +-
 server/databases/db.xml                | 2 +-
 server/major/xinetd.xml                | 2 +-
 server/other/rsync.xml                 | 2 +-
 x/lib/hicolor-icon-theme.xml           | 2 +-
 x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml             | 2 +-
 xsoft/graphweb/dillo.xml               | 2 +-
 xsoft/graphweb/galeon.xml              | 2 +-
 xsoft/other/xchat.xml                  | 2 +-
 54 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/basicnet/netlibs/libpcap.xml b/basicnet/netlibs/libpcap.xml
index cff915ee39..1b92baa39e 100644
--- a/basicnet/netlibs/libpcap.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netlibs/libpcap.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libpcap-download-http "http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-&libpcap-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libpcap-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libpcap-&libpcap-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libpcap-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libpcap-&libpcap-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libpcap-md5sum        "b0626ad59004fe5767ddd2ce743a2271">
   <!ENTITY libpcap-size          "433 KB">
   <!ENTITY libpcap-buildsize     "3 MB">
diff --git a/basicnet/netutils/nmap.xml b/basicnet/netutils/nmap.xml
index 85b3e9e6f9..c3d8a2bed4 100644
--- a/basicnet/netutils/nmap.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netutils/nmap.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
 
   <!ENTITY nmap-download-http "http://download.insecure.org/nmap/dist/nmap-&nmap-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY nmap-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/nmap-&nmap-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY nmap-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/nmap-&nmap-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY nmap-md5sum        "d2b841e97d81d0fac20d18cbeddfa54a">
   <!ENTITY nmap-size          "2.0 MB">
   <!ENTITY nmap-buildsize     "21.7 MB">
diff --git a/connect/dialup/ppp.xml b/connect/dialup/ppp.xml
index 62888f4e8f..1fbad5da6c 100644
--- a/connect/dialup/ppp.xml
+++ b/connect/dialup/ppp.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY ppp-download-http "http://samba.org/ftp/ppp/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY ppp-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY ppp-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY ppp-md5sum        "183800762e266132218b204dfb428d29">
   <!ENTITY ppp-size          "673 KB">
   <!ENTITY ppp-buildsize     "5.6 MB">
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index b676b16018..8bc47bd7e0 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $Date$
 <!ENTITY errata               "http://www.&lfs-domainname;/blfs/errata/&blfs-version;/">
 <!-- <!ENTITY lfs-root             "http://www.&lfs-domainname;/lfs/view/&lfs-version;"> -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-root             "../../../../lfs/view/&lfs-version;">
+<!ENTITY gentoo-ftp-repo      "ftp://ftp.linux.ee/pub/gentoo/distfiles/distfiles">
 <!ENTITY publisher            "Unknown">
 
 <!-- These entities are used to identify versions of LFS
diff --git a/general/genlib/gamin.xml b/general/genlib/gamin.xml
index 0c29a9f53f..58241135c4 100644
--- a/general/genlib/gamin.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/gamin.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY gamin-download-http "http://www.gnome.org/~veillard/gamin/sources/gamin-&gamin-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY gamin-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/gamin-&gamin-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY gamin-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/gamin-&gamin-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY gamin-md5sum        "985022c8b1b993e471d528fd0e14ffbe">
   <!ENTITY gamin-size          "564 KB">
   <!ENTITY gamin-buildsize     "6 MB">
diff --git a/general/genlib/gmime.xml b/general/genlib/gmime.xml
index 7c37968de8..06025e9c7b 100644
--- a/general/genlib/gmime.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/gmime.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY gmime-download-http "http://spruce.sourceforge.net/gmime/sources/v2.2/gmime-&gmime-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY gmime-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!-- <!ENTITY gmime-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/gmime-&gmime-version;.tar.gz"> -->
+  <!-- <!ENTITY gmime-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/gmime-&gmime-version;.tar.gz"> -->
   <!ENTITY gmime-md5sum        "e9b07d187270dee4c30b1fe8392f396b">
   <!ENTITY gmime-size          "926 KB">
   <!ENTITY gmime-buildsize     "18.7 MB">
diff --git a/general/genlib/gwrap.xml b/general/genlib/gwrap.xml
index 06960bf723..52e56465ff 100644
--- a/general/genlib/gwrap.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/gwrap.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY gwrap-download-http "http://www.gnucash.org/pub/g-wrap/source/g-wrap-&gwrap-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY gwrap-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/g-wrap-&gwrap-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY gwrap-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/g-wrap-&gwrap-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY gwrap-md5sum        "bf29b8b563cc27d9f7fd90a6243653aa">
   <!ENTITY gwrap-size          "403 KB">
   <!ENTITY gwrap-buildsize     "6.0 MB">
diff --git a/general/genlib/libdrm.xml b/general/genlib/libdrm.xml
index 7f01ce111d..48740b0646 100644
--- a/general/genlib/libdrm.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/libdrm.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libdrm-download-http "http://dri.freedesktop.org/libdrm/libdrm-&libdrm-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libdrm-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libdrm-&libdrm-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libdrm-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libdrm-&libdrm-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libdrm-md5sum        "f2f5d3186bee51be49e1389bed39a7ed">
   <!ENTITY libdrm-size          "382 KB">
   <!ENTITY libdrm-buildsize     "2.7 MB">
diff --git a/general/genlib/libesmtp.xml b/general/genlib/libesmtp.xml
index 27cae8dc2e..82ef94b117 100644
--- a/general/genlib/libesmtp.xml
+++ b/general/genlib/libesmtp.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libesmtp-download-http "http://www.stafford.uklinux.net/libesmtp/libesmtp-&libesmtp-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY libesmtp-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libesmtp-&libesmtp-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY libesmtp-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libesmtp-&libesmtp-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY libesmtp-md5sum        "8b4e8a794adc46268f0c6a0b3fb79486">
   <!ENTITY libesmtp-size          "351 KB">
   <!ENTITY libesmtp-buildsize     "5.8 MB">
diff --git a/general/genutils/graphviz.xml b/general/genutils/graphviz.xml
index c0681659f2..a6040cb41f 100644
--- a/general/genutils/graphviz.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/graphviz.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY graphviz-download-http "http://www.graphviz.org/pub/graphviz/ARCHIVE/graphviz-&graphviz-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY graphviz-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/graphviz-&graphviz-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY graphviz-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/graphviz-&graphviz-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY graphviz-md5sum        "e5547bc0ec47943c72f5c3e2b5dff58f">
   <!ENTITY graphviz-size          "4.6 MB">
   <!ENTITY graphviz-buildsize     "102 MB">
diff --git a/general/genutils/icon-naming-utils.xml b/general/genutils/icon-naming-utils.xml
index e5ca22ff5d..56e4159000 100644
--- a/general/genutils/icon-naming-utils.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/icon-naming-utils.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-download-http "http://tango.freedesktop.org/releases/icon-naming-utils-&icon-naming-utils-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/icon-naming-utils-&icon-naming-utils-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/icon-naming-utils-&icon-naming-utils-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-md5sum        "76e6afde567bd17b4fe095aa0ec90531">
   <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-size          "66 KB">
   <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-buildsize     "500 KB">
diff --git a/general/genutils/pilot-link.xml b/general/genutils/pilot-link.xml
index 5940e9ca4b..02f9c9f7d9 100644
--- a/general/genutils/pilot-link.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/pilot-link.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-http "http://www.pilot-link.org/files/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY pilot-link-md5sum        "586f84add601e8b86da3093ab784e997">
   <!ENTITY pilot-link-size          "649 KB">
   <!ENTITY pilot-link-buildsize     "15 MB">
diff --git a/general/genutils/unixodbc.xml b/general/genutils/unixodbc.xml
index c3f09c0151..0c9af81966 100644
--- a/general/genutils/unixodbc.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/unixodbc.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY unixodbc-download-http "http://www.unixodbc.org/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY unixodbc-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY unixodbc-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY unixodbc-md5sum        "9a116aad4059c31d231b626ffdf1869a">
   <!ENTITY unixodbc-size          "2.7 MB">
   <!ENTITY unixodbc-buildsize     "101 MB">
diff --git a/general/genutils/xscreensaver.xml b/general/genutils/xscreensaver.xml
index aa6fdfd8e4..d286d0e5a0 100644
--- a/general/genutils/xscreensaver.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/xscreensaver.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY xscreensaver-download-http "http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-&xscreensaver-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY xscreensaver-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/xscreensaver-&xscreensaver-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY xscreensaver-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/xscreensaver-&xscreensaver-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY xscreensaver-md5sum        "174b6a7cebd892c1a6c2d56bf5ac5af6">
   <!ENTITY xscreensaver-size          "4.9 MB">
   <!ENTITY xscreensaver-buildsize     "113.6 MB">
diff --git a/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml b/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml
index f9524c0341..9db9bd7af8 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-http "http://fontconfig.org/release/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY fontconfig-md5sum        "108f9a03fa9ed9dd779cc7ca236da557">
   <!ENTITY fontconfig-size          "1.2 MB">
   <!ENTITY fontconfig-buildsize     "11.3 MB">
diff --git a/general/graphlib/freetype2.xml b/general/graphlib/freetype2.xml
index 1126bfd0b1..e8607816d7 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/freetype2.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/freetype2.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY freetype2-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY freetype2-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/freetype-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY freetype2-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/freetype-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY freetype2-md5sum        "1a6c59a7723d637c78672e7784da865d">
   <!ENTITY freetype2-size          "1.2 MB">
   <!ENTITY freetype2-buildsize     "24.3 (includes installing additional documentation)">
   <!ENTITY freetype2-time          "0.4 SBU">
 
   <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-md5sum        "40cb37ba6c003845208c1b89cf507249">
   <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-size          "96.4 KB">
 ]>
diff --git a/general/graphlib/giflib.xml b/general/graphlib/giflib.xml
index ff39d5036f..93a52233b6 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/giflib.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/giflib.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY giflib-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libungif/giflib-&giflib-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY giflib-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/giflib-&giflib-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY giflib-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/giflib-&giflib-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY giflib-http-md5sum   "827d338961482a986f39c7f114531636">
   <!ENTITY giflib-http-size     "483 KB">
   <!ENTITY giflib-ftp-md5sum    "950943daa71350a558c3edf41c3f0f9f">
diff --git a/general/graphlib/lcms.xml b/general/graphlib/lcms.xml
index 0cb23b9780..a0f2a106eb 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/lcms.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/lcms.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY lcms-download-http "http://www.littlecms.com/lcms-&lcms-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY lcms-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/lcms-&lcms-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY lcms-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/lcms-&lcms-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY lcms-md5sum        "b07b623f3e712373ff713fb32cf23651">
   <!ENTITY lcms-size          "911 KB">
   <!ENTITY lcms-buildsize     "25 MB">
diff --git a/general/prog/gc.xml b/general/prog/gc.xml
index c9d9aa5cc2..69377ff2a9 100644
--- a/general/prog/gc.xml
+++ b/general/prog/gc.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY gc-download-http "http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/gc&gc-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY gc-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/gc&gc-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY gc-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/gc&gc-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY gc-md5sum        "418d38bd9c66398386a372ec0435250e">
   <!ENTITY gc-size          "739 KB">
   <!ENTITY gc-buildsize     "7.1 MB">
diff --git a/general/prog/pdl.xml b/general/prog/pdl.xml
index fad48d9ce6..1a3adf853d 100644
--- a/general/prog/pdl.xml
+++ b/general/prog/pdl.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
 
   <!ENTITY pdl-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pdl/PDL-&pdl-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY pdl-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/PDL-&pdl-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY pdl-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/PDL-&pdl-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY pdl-md5sum        "edd056a006eae8b46e8ef804b9774a93">
   <!ENTITY pdl-size          "2.1 MB">
   <!ENTITY pdl-buildsize     "74 MB">
diff --git a/general/prog/python.xml b/general/prog/python.xml
index 1e0dcbd73f..4951eed8a9 100644
--- a/general/prog/python.xml
+++ b/general/prog/python.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY python-download-http "http://www.python.org/ftp/python/&Python-version;/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY python-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY python-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/Python-&Python-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY python-md5sum        "70084ffa561660f07de466c2c8c4842d">
   <!ENTITY python-size          "9.3 MB">
   <!ENTITY python-buildsize     "152 MB">
diff --git a/general/prog/pyxml.xml b/general/prog/pyxml.xml
index 793599d709..0ff82ed2fd 100644
--- a/general/prog/pyxml.xml
+++ b/general/prog/pyxml.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY pyxml-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pyxml/PyXML-&pyxml-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY pyxml-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/PyXML-&pyxml-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY pyxml-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/PyXML-&pyxml-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY pyxml-md5sum        "1f7655050cebbb664db976405fdba209">
   <!ENTITY pyxml-size          "734 KB">
   <!ENTITY pyxml-buildsize     "14.6 MB">
diff --git a/general/sysutils/dbus.xml b/general/sysutils/dbus.xml
index 83e64cf61a..04f3ef605f 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/dbus.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/dbus.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY dbus-download-http "http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/dbus-&dbus-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY dbus-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/dbus-&dbus-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY dbus-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/dbus-&dbus-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY dbus-md5sum        "0552a9b54beb4a044951b7cdbc8fc855">
   <!ENTITY dbus-size          "1.3 MB">
   <!ENTITY dbus-buildsize     "39.5 MB (includes building and installing all docs)">
diff --git a/general/sysutils/gpm.xml b/general/sysutils/gpm.xml
index 675cabca06..cde5847232 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/gpm.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/gpm.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
 
   <!ENTITY gpm-download-http "http://ftp.schottelius.org/pub/linux/gpm/gpm-&gpm-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY gpm-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/gpm-&gpm-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY gpm-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/gpm-&gpm-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY gpm-md5sum        "2c63e827d755527950d9d13fe3d87692">
   <!ENTITY gpm-size          "556 KB">
   <!ENTITY gpm-buildsize     "6.7 MB">
diff --git a/general/sysutils/hal.xml b/general/sysutils/hal.xml
index 2209bec468..6d5c6b8b4a 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/hal.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/hal.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY hal-download-http      "http://freedesktop.org/~david/dist/hal-&hal-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!-- <!ENTITY hal-download-ftp       "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/hal-&hal-version;.tar.gz"> -->
+  <!-- <!ENTITY hal-download-ftp       "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/hal-&hal-version;.tar.gz"> -->
   <!ENTITY hal-download-ftp       " ">
   <!ENTITY hal-md5sum             "6a40f49f964e64358e53652038f3059f">
   <!ENTITY hal-size               "1.5 MB">
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY hal-info-version       "20070618">
   <!ENTITY hal-info-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/~david/dist/hal-info-&hal-info-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!-- <!ENTITY hal-info-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/hal-info-&hal-info-version;.tar.gz"> -->
+  <!-- <!ENTITY hal-info-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/hal-info-&hal-info-version;.tar.gz"> -->
   <!ENTITY hal-info-download-ftp  " ">
   <!ENTITY hal-info-md5sum        "c7005ccb1765d8359fd2348350770495">
   <!ENTITY hal-info-size          "118 KB">
diff --git a/general/sysutils/pkgconfig.xml b/general/sysutils/pkgconfig.xml
index 20fee6f483..bceba0299b 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/pkgconfig.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/pkgconfig.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY pkgconfig-download-http "http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-&pkgconfig-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY pkgconfig-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/pkg-config-&pkgconfig-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY pkgconfig-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/pkg-config-&pkgconfig-version;.tar.gz">
   <!-- <!ENTITY pkgconfig-download-ftp "&gnome-download-ftp;/pkgconfig/&pkgconfig-version;/pkgconfig-&pkgconfig-version;.tar.gz"> -->
   <!ENTITY pkgconfig-md5sum        "fd5c547e9d66ba49bc735ccb8c791f2a">
   <!ENTITY pkgconfig-size          "1.0 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/audioutils/audacious.xml b/multimedia/audioutils/audacious.xml
index adc23429db..3c019ce8ae 100644
--- a/multimedia/audioutils/audacious.xml
+++ b/multimedia/audioutils/audacious.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY audacious-download-http "http://audacious-media-player.org/release/audacious-&audacious-version;.tgz">
-  <!ENTITY audacious-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/audacious-&audacious-version;.tgz">
+  <!ENTITY audacious-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/audacious-&audacious-version;.tgz">
   <!ENTITY audacious-md5sum        "a3e0f49be74eecb3c27a5a901cff0b66">
   <!ENTITY audacious-size          "3.1 MB">
   <!ENTITY audacious-buildsize     "44.1 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/audioutils/xmms.xml b/multimedia/audioutils/xmms.xml
index 9256f8f298..96d396c44a 100644
--- a/multimedia/audioutils/xmms.xml
+++ b/multimedia/audioutils/xmms.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY XMMS-download-http "http://www.xmms.org/files/1.2.x/xmms-&XMMS-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY XMMS-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/xmms-&XMMS-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY XMMS-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/xmms-&XMMS-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY XMMS-md5sum        "03a85cfc5e1877a2e1f7be4fa1d3f63c">
   <!ENTITY XMMS-size          "2.4 MB">
   <!ENTITY XMMS-buildsize     "55 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml
index 083f6090b8..36167a4608 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libao-download-http "http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ao/libao-&libao-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libao-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libao-&libao-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libao-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libao-&libao-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libao-md5sum        "12e136a4c0995068ff134997c84421ed">
   <!ENTITY libao-size          "387 KB">
   <!ENTITY libao-buildsize     "3.8 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdcss.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdcss.xml
index 6caf41267a..af74483ce7 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdcss.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdcss.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libdvdcss-download-http "http://www.videolan.org/pub/libdvdcss/&libdvdcss-version;/libdvdcss-&libdvdcss-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY libdvdcss-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libdvdcss-&libdvdcss-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY libdvdcss-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libdvdcss-&libdvdcss-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY libdvdcss-md5sum        "553383d898826c285afb2ee453b07868">
   <!ENTITY libdvdcss-size          "283 KB">
   <!ENTITY libdvdcss-buildsize     "5.5 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdread.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdread.xml
index db008288d5..22f9b59fdf 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdread.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libdvdread.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libdvdread-download-http "http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/dist/libdvdread-&libdvdread-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libdvdread-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libdvdread-&libdvdread-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libdvdread-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libdvdread-&libdvdread-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libdvdread-md5sum        "329401b84ad0b00aaccaad58f2fc393c">
   <!ENTITY libdvdread-size          "383 KB">
   <!ENTITY libdvdread-buildsize     "4.5 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libfame.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libfame.xml
index 053a8b9a4e..5f7fdc8490 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libfame.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libfame.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libfame-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/fame/libfame-&libfame-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libfame-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libfame-&libfame-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libfame-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libfame-&libfame-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libfame-md5sum        "880085761e17a3b4fc41f4f6f198fd3b">
   <!ENTITY libfame-size          "290 KB">
   <!ENTITY libfame-buildsize     "6.6 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libmikmod.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libmikmod.xml
index fa98bd48da..454c45bee1 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libmikmod.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libmikmod.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
 
   <!ENTITY libmikmod-download-http "http://mikmod.raphnet.net/files/libmikmod-&libmikmod-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libmikmod-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libmikmod-&libmikmod-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libmikmod-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libmikmod-&libmikmod-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libmikmod-md5sum        "705106da305e8de191549f1e7393185c">
   <!ENTITY libmikmod-size          "604 KB">
   <!ENTITY libmikmod-buildsize     "9.9 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg2.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg2.xml
index c12187d008..35a9d69f46 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg2.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libmpeg2.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libmpeg2-download-http "http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/files/mpeg2dec-&libmpeg2-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libmpeg2-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles//mpeg2dec-&libmpeg2-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libmpeg2-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;//mpeg2dec-&libmpeg2-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libmpeg2-md5sum        "52d10ea80595ec83d8557ba7ac6dc8e6">
   <!ENTITY libmpeg2-size          "473 KB">
   <!ENTITY libmpeg2-buildsize     "7.1 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libquicktime.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libquicktime.xml
index 507e7d6f55..386bd29f0e 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libquicktime.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libquicktime.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY libquicktime-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libquicktime/libquicktime-&libquicktime-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY libquicktime-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libquicktime-&libquicktime-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY libquicktime-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/libquicktime-&libquicktime-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY libquicktime-md5sum        "4ac23264f22a22ff013722aa9d188190">
   <!ENTITY libquicktime-size          "926 KB">
   <!ENTITY libquicktime-buildsize     "45.4 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/nas.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/nas.xml
index f0c6f3fd29..4edbb56736 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/nas.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/nas.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY nas-download-http "http://nas.codebrilliance.com/nas/nas-&nas-version;.src.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY nas-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/nas-&nas-version;.src.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY nas-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/nas-&nas-version;.src.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY nas-md5sum        "aac031fae04f53bcd1e033b380b1b29d">
   <!ENTITY nas-size          "1.4 MB">
   <!ENTITY nas-buildsize     "18 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml
index 6668650691..a55bacd349 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/xine-lib.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY xine-lib-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xine/xine-lib-&xine-lib-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY xine-lib-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/xine-lib-&xine-lib-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY xine-lib-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/xine-lib-&xine-lib-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY xine-lib-md5sum        "9dc1a4f81ccd644e4c0e294ff35fb76d">
   <!ENTITY xine-lib-size          "7.0 MB">
   <!ENTITY xine-lib-buildsize     "211 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/videoutils/transcode.xml b/multimedia/videoutils/transcode.xml
index 00d5ad1f0e..7480f6f725 100644
--- a/multimedia/videoutils/transcode.xml
+++ b/multimedia/videoutils/transcode.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY transcode-download-http "http://transcode.kabewm.com/transcode-&transcode-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY transcode-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/transcode-&transcode-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY transcode-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/transcode-&transcode-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY transcode-md5sum        "e353c0ab7e927a8672528e05a9ae960b">
   <!ENTITY transcode-size          "2.3 MB">
   <!ENTITY transcode-buildsize     "57.7 MB">
diff --git a/multimedia/videoutils/xine-ui.xml b/multimedia/videoutils/xine-ui.xml
index e56867e0e7..12c9b4aa7b 100644
--- a/multimedia/videoutils/xine-ui.xml
+++ b/multimedia/videoutils/xine-ui.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY xine-ui-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xine/xine-ui-&xine-ui-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY xine-ui-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/xine-ui-&xine-ui-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY xine-ui-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/xine-ui-&xine-ui-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY xine-ui-md5sum        "90ea1f76747e9788a30a73e7f4a76cf6">
   <!ENTITY xine-ui-size          "2.5 MB">
   <!ENTITY xine-ui-buildsize     "19.6 MB">
diff --git a/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml b/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml
index 82fc33198e..9c5c4feb38 100644
--- a/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml
+++ b/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY cracklib-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cracklib/cracklib-&cracklib-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY cracklib-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/cracklib-&cracklib-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY cracklib-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/cracklib-&cracklib-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY cracklib-md5sum        "555f7832b63ebc7fb70b0373500c2358">
   <!ENTITY cracklib-size          "577 KB">
   <!ENTITY cracklib-buildsize     "29 MB (without Python bindings)">
diff --git a/pst/ps/enscript.xml b/pst/ps/enscript.xml
index f4eaa073ba..a7ebb8de23 100644
--- a/pst/ps/enscript.xml
+++ b/pst/ps/enscript.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   -->
 
   <!ENTITY enscript-download-http "http://fresh.t-systems-sfr.com/unix/src/misc/enscript-&enscript-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY enscript-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/enscript-&enscript-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY enscript-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/enscript-&enscript-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY enscript-md5sum        "b5174b59e4a050fb462af5dbf28ebba3">
   <!ENTITY enscript-size          "1.0 MB">
   <!ENTITY enscript-buildsize     "11.5 MB">
diff --git a/pst/scanning/sane.xml b/pst/scanning/sane.xml
index 6ac9181649..cc08f04609 100644
--- a/pst/scanning/sane.xml
+++ b/pst/scanning/sane.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY sane-be-download-http "http://alioth.debian.org/download.php/1347/sane-backends-&sane-version;.tar.gz">
   <!-- <!ENTITY sane-be-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.sane-project.org/pub/sane/sane-backends-&sane-version;/sane-backends-&sane-version;.tar.gz"> -->
-  <!ENTITY sane-be-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/sane-backends-&sane-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY sane-be-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/sane-backends-&sane-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY sane-be-md5sum        "b51c10da8a81a04e1bae88c9e6556df2">
   <!ENTITY sane-be-size          "3.5 MB">
   <!ENTITY sane-be-buildsize     "60.3 MB">
diff --git a/pst/sgml/docbook-dsssl.xml b/pst/sgml/docbook-dsssl.xml
index b11f1c754c..92b2439cda 100644
--- a/pst/sgml/docbook-dsssl.xml
+++ b/pst/sgml/docbook-dsssl.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
 
   <!ENTITY docbook-dsssl-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/docbook/docbook-dsssl-&docbook-dsssl-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY docbook-dsssl-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/docbook-dsssl-&docbook-dsssl-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY docbook-dsssl-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/docbook-dsssl-&docbook-dsssl-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY docbook-dsssl-md5sum        "bc192d23266b9a664ca0aba4a7794c7c">
   <!ENTITY docbook-dsssl-size          "277 KB">
   <!ENTITY docbook-dsssl-buildsize     "14 MB">
diff --git a/pst/sgml/opensp.xml b/pst/sgml/opensp.xml
index fb2d8d7300..907ba93d83 100644
--- a/pst/sgml/opensp.xml
+++ b/pst/sgml/opensp.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <!ENTITY opensp-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/openjade/OpenSP-&opensp-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY opensp-download-ftp  " ">
 <!--
-  <!ENTITY opensp-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/OpenSP-&opensp-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY opensp-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/OpenSP-&opensp-version;.tar.gz">
 -->
   <!ENTITY opensp-md5sum        "670b223c5d12cee40c9137be86b6c39b">
   <!ENTITY opensp-size          "1.5 MB">
diff --git a/pst/typesetting/jadetex.xml b/pst/typesetting/jadetex.xml
index 393b981a1a..610e26ba8d 100644
--- a/pst/typesetting/jadetex.xml
+++ b/pst/typesetting/jadetex.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
 
   <!ENTITY jadetex-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jadetex/jadetex-&jadetex-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY jadetex-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/jadetex-&jadetex-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY jadetex-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/jadetex-&jadetex-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY jadetex-md5sum        "634dfc172fbf66a6976e2c2c60e2d198">
   <!ENTITY jadetex-size          "103 KB">
   <!ENTITY jadetex-buildsize     "9.3 MB">
diff --git a/pst/xml/docbook.xml b/pst/xml/docbook.xml
index 4f353e7f94..a8d8690395 100644
--- a/pst/xml/docbook.xml
+++ b/pst/xml/docbook.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY DocBook-download-http "http://www.docbook.org/xml/&DocBook-version;/docbook-xml-&DocBook-version;.zip">
-  <!ENTITY DocBook-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/docbook-xml-&DocBook-version;.zip">
+  <!ENTITY DocBook-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/docbook-xml-&DocBook-version;.zip">
   <!ENTITY DocBook-md5sum        "03083e288e87a7e829e437358da7ef9e">
   <!ENTITY DocBook-size          "96 KB">
   <!ENTITY DocBook-buildsize     "1.2 MB">
diff --git a/server/databases/db.xml b/server/databases/db.xml
index 0d5304c95c..882200529a 100644
--- a/server/databases/db.xml
+++ b/server/databases/db.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY db-download-http "http://download-east.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-&db-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY db-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/db-&db-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY db-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/db-&db-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY db-md5sum        "b0f1c777708cb8e9d37fb47e7ed3312d">
   <!ENTITY db-size          "9.2 MB">
   <!ENTITY db-buildsize     "94 MB (additional 100 MB to run parallel standard test suite)">
diff --git a/server/major/xinetd.xml b/server/major/xinetd.xml
index d2ec5c5cc4..f4bc2f9de5 100644
--- a/server/major/xinetd.xml
+++ b/server/major/xinetd.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY xinetd-download-http "http://www.xinetd.org/xinetd-&xinetd-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY xinetd-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/xinetd-&xinetd-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY xinetd-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/xinetd-&xinetd-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY xinetd-md5sum        "567382d7972613090215c6c54f9b82d9">
   <!ENTITY xinetd-size          "301 KB">
   <!ENTITY xinetd-buildsize     "4.4 MB">
diff --git a/server/other/rsync.xml b/server/other/rsync.xml
index 2c69c0a52a..c01910ba07 100644
--- a/server/other/rsync.xml
+++ b/server/other/rsync.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <!-- <!ENTITY rsync-download-http "http://samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync-&rsync-version;.tar.gz"> -->
   <!-- <!ENTITY rsync-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync-&rsync-version;.tar.gz"> -->
   <!ENTITY rsync-download-http "http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/old-versions/rsync-&rsync-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY rsync-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/rsync-&rsync-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY rsync-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/rsync-&rsync-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY rsync-md5sum        "082a9dba1f741e6591e5cd748a1233de">
   <!ENTITY rsync-size          "760 KB">
   <!ENTITY rsync-buildsize     "6.2 MB">
diff --git a/x/lib/hicolor-icon-theme.xml b/x/lib/hicolor-icon-theme.xml
index 999be259c9..9dcb4bb7e2 100644
--- a/x/lib/hicolor-icon-theme.xml
+++ b/x/lib/hicolor-icon-theme.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY hicolor-icon-theme-download-http "http://icon-theme.freedesktop.org/releases/hicolor-icon-theme-&hicolor-icon-theme-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY hicolor-icon-theme-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/hicolor-icon-theme-&hicolor-icon-theme-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY hicolor-icon-theme-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/hicolor-icon-theme-&hicolor-icon-theme-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY hicolor-icon-theme-md5sum        "3534f7b8e59785c7d5bfa923e85510a7">
   <!ENTITY hicolor-icon-theme-size          "33 KB">
   <!ENTITY hicolor-icon-theme-buildsize     "2 MB">
diff --git a/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml b/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml
index 6dfe824168..8ad2386f74 100644
--- a/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml
+++ b/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/~hadess/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-ftp  "ftp://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/svn/s/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!-- <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.bz2"> -->
+  <!-- <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.bz2"> -->
   <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-md5sum        "62184241d497d34138285bc248b3fabc">
   <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-size          "429 KB">
   <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-buildsize     "8.5 MB">
diff --git a/xsoft/graphweb/dillo.xml b/xsoft/graphweb/dillo.xml
index b5d4c7f30a..f6d4c915f7 100644
--- a/xsoft/graphweb/dillo.xml
+++ b/xsoft/graphweb/dillo.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY dillo-download-http "http://www.dillo.org/download/dillo-&dillo-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY dillo-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/dillo-&dillo-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY dillo-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/dillo-&dillo-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY dillo-md5sum        "d0ab7fa1d40b310deb891388604188f8">
   <!ENTITY dillo-size          "415 KB">
   <!ENTITY dillo-buildsize     "9.5 MB">
diff --git a/xsoft/graphweb/galeon.xml b/xsoft/graphweb/galeon.xml
index 7875dea81c..6c99281309 100644
--- a/xsoft/graphweb/galeon.xml
+++ b/xsoft/graphweb/galeon.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY galeon-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/galeon/galeon-&galeon-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY galeon-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/galeon-&galeon-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY galeon-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/galeon-&galeon-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY galeon-md5sum        "34d6e3a6ee78f9e4d12736e5d81b462b">
   <!ENTITY galeon-size          "2.9 MB">
   <!ENTITY galeon-buildsize     "75.4 MB">
diff --git a/xsoft/other/xchat.xml b/xsoft/other/xchat.xml
index cd3db22050..d6e56d1019 100644
--- a/xsoft/other/xchat.xml
+++ b/xsoft/other/xchat.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY xchat-download-http "http://www.xchat.org/files/source/2.6/xchat-&xchat-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY xchat-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/xchat-&xchat-version;.tar.bz2">
+  <!ENTITY xchat-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/xchat-&xchat-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY xchat-md5sum        "6b534baf9a4df6bf23d7d16f7e4eb379">
   <!ENTITY xchat-size          "1.0 MB">
   <!ENTITY xchat-buildsize     "28.6 MB">