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Date:      Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:16:32 -0600
From:      Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com>
To:        Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>
Cc:        questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: How can I download FreeBSD 13 snapshot?
Message-ID:  <20200131221632.GC25952@rancor.immure.com>
In-Reply-To: <eff4cfc6-1f1f-c339-0780-44ae33bf4d9c@nomadlogic.org>
References:  <20200131202137.GA25952@rancor.immure.com> <eff4cfc6-1f1f-c339-0780-44ae33bf4d9c@nomadlogic.org>

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On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 01:30:00PM -0800, Pete Wright wrote:
> 
> 
> On 1/31/20 12:21 PM, Bob Willcox wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > What is the current best way to download the release 13 snapshot. I usedt to
> > use ncftp to do this but now I get this whan I try:
> >
> > Could not connect to 96.47.72.84: Connection refused.
> >
> > Is there a better way these days?
> I use it quite frequently, which URL are you using?  On us-west coast i 
> get routed to the ISC mirror, perhaps your local mirror is having issues?
> 
> $ ftp ftp.freebsd.org
> Trying 2001:4f8:1:11::15:0:21 ...
> Connected to ftp.geo.freebsd.org.
> 220 This is ftp0.isc.freebsd.org - hosted at ISC.org
> Name (ftp.freebsd.org:pete): ftp
> 331 Please specify the password.
> Password:
> 230-
> 230-This is ftp0.isc.FreeBSD.org, graciously hosted by
> 230-Internet Systems Consortium - ISC.org.
> 230-
> 230-FreeBSD files can be found in the /pub/FreeBSD directory.
> 230-
> 230 Login successful.
> Remote system type is UNIX.
> Using binary mode to transfer files.
> ftp>

Cool, that still works:

bob@vader:4 /home/bob/mirror/packages/omi/freebsd> ncftp ftp.freebsd.org
NcFTP 3.2.6 (Dec 04, 2016) by Mike Gleason (http://www.NcFTP.com/contact/).
Connecting to 209.94.190.56...                                                                               
This is ftp0.cyb.freebsd.org - hosted at Cyberone Data, Port Edwards, WI, USA.
Logging in...                                                                                                

This is ftp0.cyb.FreeBSD.org, graciously hosted by CyberOne Data.

FreeBSD files can be found in the /pub/FreeBSD directory.

Login successful.
Logged in to ftp.freebsd.org.                                                                                
ncftp / > 

Thanks, apparently I forgot the "ftp." part at the front  :)

Bob

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