[MiKTeX] MikTeX package updates under ISA

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Hi =2E=2E=2E I hope this is not a duplicate message =2E=2E=2E an earlier =
attempt did not seem to go through=2E=0A=0AOur university is in the proce=
ss of rolling out Microsoft=E2=80=99s=0D Internet Security and Accelerati=
on (ISA) web-caching =22solution=22 which I=0D know requires special log-=
ins every time we open a browser=2E=C2=A0 But=C2=A0no one=0D in our IT de=
partment can tell me how this may affect use of MiKTeX=27s=0D package bro=
wser and update manager=2E=0D =C2=A0=0D Does anyone have any experience o=
f how to proceed?=C2=A0 Ot whether there is any problem at all?=0D =C2=A0=
=0D If the worst comes to the worst and we are blocked =C2=A0=2E=2E=2E Ca=
n=0D someone advise me how to copy package files into a local repository?=
=C2=A0=0D When I tried to do this, the MiKTeX systems state that my folde=
r does=0D not appear to be a repository=2E=C2=A0 I looked around the manu=
als and other=0D threads but could find no help=2E=0D =C2=A0=0D Thanks=0D=
 =C2=A0=0D =C2=A0=0D =C2=A0=0D Theo Stewart=0D Professor of Statistical S=
ciences =0D University of Cape Town