This has nothing to do with it. The /suse/ is superflous, it will fallback to "old style" packages if not used, which is smaller.
Also the source should be marked as "No refresh".
Ciao, Marcus
Sorry, hit the wrong button that time... Marcus, are you suggesting there is a way to get YOU back without re-installing 9.3 perhaps? It seems mine is constantly downloading new catalogs, but I yet have found the first step of simply downloading the updates to the updater. Is this something I should do manually from the ftp site? I'll try that next, I guess, since I've tried almost every other suggestion on this forum along the line. Someone should write a simple "how-to" and put this entire subject to bed once and for all! This isn't friendly to us in the modem wastelands of New Mexico! Thanks. Tom