Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:06:46 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Alistair Sutton <alistair.sutton@gmail.com> Cc: Muhammad Kashif Yaqoob <mkyaqoob2005@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs Message-ID: <42B6E996.10501@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <fa8f059505062006256f5e0f2c@mail.gmail.com> References: <20050620131127.86822.qmail@web32011.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <fa8f059505062006256f5e0f2c@mail.gmail.com>
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Alistair Sutton wrote: >On 20/06/05, Muhammad Kashif Yaqoob <mkyaqoob2005@yahoo.com> wrote: ><snip> > > >> parsing supfile "/usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile" >> >> connecting to cvsup.uk.freebsd.org >> >> cannot connect to cvsup.uk.freebsd.org: connection refused >> >> will retry at 23:15:30 >> >> > >I don't think that particular server is functioning anymore. It used >to take you to a web page when viewed in a browser but it now directs >you straight to a plig.org mirror. > >I suggest you read the handbook and find a different mirror. I used to >use the cvsup.ie.freebsd.org one which was quite reliable. > # cvsup -g Supfile-ports Connected to cvsup.uk.FreeBSD.org Updating collection ports-all/cvs Edit ports/archivers/p5-Compress-Zlib/Makefile Edit ports/archivers/p5-Compress-Zlib/distinfo [...] Sometimes I find the server unavailable, but rarely. Muhammad, please try the server again, and also try another one somewhere else. If you still have problems then it may be that there is a firewall of some kind between you the the cvsup server. --Alex
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