Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 17:39:20 -0400 (EDT) From: "Scott J. Ellentuch" <tuc@tucslap.stormking.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Install - Proxy and FTP / id/pass - II Message-ID: <199704300246.WAA00596@tucslap.stormking.com>
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In Scott J. Ellentuch' own words (And I ">_") : > > Hi, > > I'm to the point where I can do a proxy install, but I've > run into a problem. My proxy needs an id/password. I *THOUGHT* > I could do something like : > > > > ftp://proxid:proxpass@proxy.company.com/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.1-RELEASE > > but it seems that either it isn't a correct syntax, or the install doesn't > REALLY honor the ftp URL. Can someone confirm/deny this? > > Thanks, Tuc/TTSG To follow up, I have the ability to switch to another firewall network that doesn't use id's and passwords, and it appears that the ftp:// URL still won't work as it does in a browser. It appears it always wants to do a "USER" and not a "GET". Is this true? (More proof that the ftp:// is really not what it appears) Tuc/TTSG -- Scott J. Ellentuch, The Telecom Security Group/TTSG, Newburgh, NY Visit our Web Site at http://www.ttsg.com/ "Over the UUCP link, out the ethernet, through the media converter, down the fiber, off a router, down the 56K, past my ISP...nothing but Net" - with poetic license from Dave Owen of IBM
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