Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:35:31 -0700 (PDT) From: lambert@cswnet.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/13750: Handbook example for getting ports from internet specifies incorrect login name for ftp.FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <19990914183531.0841314EDA@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 13750 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook example for getting ports from internet specifies incorrect login name for ftp.FreeBSD.org >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 14 11:40:00 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Scott Lambert >Release: 3.2 STABLE >Organization: CSW Net, Inc. >Environment: FreeBSD host.csw.net 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE #0: Mon Jul 5 10:30:54 CDT 1999 >Description: Handbook examples for getting ports from internet specifies incorrect login name for ftp.FreeBSD.org ftp.FreeBSD.org http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ports-getting.html 4.3.2. Compiling ports from the Internet Both examples incorrectly suggest using 'ftp' as anonymous login name for ftp.FreeBSD.org. # cd databases # ftp ftp.FreeBSD.org [log in as `ftp' and give your email address when asked for a password. Remember to use binary (also known as image) mode!] >How-To-Repeat: Go to : http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ports-getting.html >Fix: change 'ftp' to 'anonymous' >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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