From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 26 05:01:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA18499 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 05:01:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gateway.actfs.co.uk (gateway.actfs.co.uk [193.117.200.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA18490 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 05:01:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andy.stranks@actfs.co.uk) Received: from stranks.actfs.co.uk ([97.40.52.61]) by gateway.actfs.co.uk (MX V4.2 VAX) with SMTP; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 13:00:47 GMT From: "Andy Stranks" To: Subject: FreeBSD install Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 12:54:16 -0000 Message-ID: <01bd2a59$84264b40$3d342861@stranks.actfs.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD2A59.84264B40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD2A59.84264B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am attempting to install FreeBSD via your FTP site but encounter = problems going via my Proxy server. Therefore is there a file I can = download using my Browser that has 2.2.5 in say Zip or GZ format that I = can download, (downloading all the directories will take days!) N.B. I have read the instructions on Passive FTP but access has never = worked via our Proxy server direct from DOS, only Browser FTP possible. = (I couldn't tell you why!) You DOS install section does not mention where to get a single file. If a single file does not exist may I suggest that this is investigated = for people like me, PLEASE! Please help as I really want to be running Unix on my machine along side = Win95. P.S. Redhat and Slackware need downloading all the directories aswell, = be the first to offer a single file. Andy Stranks ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD2A59.84264B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am attempting to install FreeBSD = via your FTP=20 site but encounter problems going via my Proxy server. Therefore is = there a file=20 I can download using my Browser that has 2.2.5 in say Zip or GZ format = that I=20 can download, (downloading all the directories will take = days!)

N.B. I have read the instructions on Passive FTP but = access=20 has never worked via our Proxy server direct from DOS, only Browser FTP=20 possible. (I couldn't tell you why!)

You DOS install section does not mention where to = get a single=20 file.

If a single file does not exist may = I suggest=20 that this is investigated for people like me, PLEASE!

Please help as I really want to be = running Unix=20 on my machine along side Win95.

P.S. Redhat and Slackware need = downloading all=20 the directories aswell, be the first to offer a single = file.

Andy = Stranks

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