From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 6 20:02:06 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0319B16A4CE for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:02:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from ybbsmtp03.mail.yahoo.co.jp (ybbsmtp03.mail.yahoo.co.jp [210.81.151.171]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7D92343FA3 for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:02:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ayakokiko@ybb.ne.jp) Received: from unknown (HELO gorgon.near.this) (219.11.234.11 with poptime) by ybbsmtp03.mail.yahoo.co.jp with SMTP; 7 Dec 2003 04:02:02 -0000 X-Apparently-From: Received: from ghost.near.this (ghost.near.this [10.0.3.9]) by gorgon.near.this (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55E2A7F81; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 13:01:58 +0900 (JST) Received: by ghost.near.this (Postfix, from userid 100) id 6E1551934B; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 13:01:56 +0900 (JST) Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 13:01:54 +0900 From: horio shoichi To: mike bueide In-Reply-To: <20031206070902.GA1320@charter.net> References: <20031206070902.GA1320@charter.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.6claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20031207.040155.b15b0f3b8fdd820a.10.0.3.9@bugsgrief.net> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fetch and portinstall X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 04:02:06 -0000 On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 00:09:02 -0700 mike bueide wrote: > > When I install or upgrade a port, all attempts to an HTTP > URL fetch are timing out. Typically I'll just sudo > portupgrade a port I wish to install. > > I am behind a firewall that uses nat and stateful rules. > Ftp fetches work just fine. I just would like to speed > things up a bit by either causing the HTTP attempts to time > out sooner or authorize them somehow. > > I have done digging via man fetch. It mentions some > environment variables that can be set: > > HTTP_AUTH (man 3 fetch) > HTTP_TIMEOUT (man 1 fetch) > > I don't understand what user-name / password combination for > HTTP_AUTH could be set to enable HTTP fetches. Is it the > same as the anonymous/email_address used when manually > logging into ftp sites as a guest? > > And, if I set these ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, do I need them > set it in the root shell, or the user running sudo? > > Thanks to any who might respond. > > -- > Michael Bueide > mbueide (at) charter (dot) net . > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > The site is misconfigured, or is simply down for a moment ? Can you ping or traceroute to the host ? If the site seems running, try with "FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=-vv" and see what the "real" complaints are meant. horio shoichi