Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 09:38:26 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why not on ftp.freebsd.org? Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.4.02.9807280936200.14225-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199807271527.JAA14351@mt.sri.com>
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On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Nate Williams wrote: > > Why is the Java port not available from ftp.freebsd.org? > > Because the java porters don't have access to ftp.freebsd.org. Since > ftp.freebsd.org is one of if not *THE* largest ftp site in the world > (and not just a freebsd site), access is not giving out. > > > That way it'd be mirrored all over the world (rather > > than just sitting on www.freebsd.org) and we could all access > > it in a timely manner. > > www.freebsd.org is also mirrored all over the world as well. Well, it is a pity about the lack of ftp access. Trying to download off the Web-Page tends to be *very* slow compared to ftp for some reason. And I've just tried the ftp site listed only to time out... Maybe I'll wait a week or 2 when the rush stops. Cheers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Chen | -insert-witty-quip-here- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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