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@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ series. An overview of the new features can be found here:
 
   https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
 
-You can download LyX 2.3.0rc2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.
-In case the primary ftp server is down or too slow you can try one of
-our mirrors listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
+You can download LyX 2.3.0rc2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
+from a mirror listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
 
 We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!