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From: Ashley Moran <work@ashleymoran.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: Updating freebsd without cvsup
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Vittorio wrote:
> Is there another 
> alternative way of defining the proxy OR any other way of getting a new 
> source three to be copied to the server, e.g., by means of a cd burnt 
> at home?
> 


Have you considered using the sysutils/portsnap port?  It's what I use 
to keep my servers up-to-date.  It works over HTTP so it might be easier 
to work around your proxy.

http://www.daemonology.net/portsnap/

Ashley