Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 16:47:55 -0700 From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: eivind@yes.no Cc: flygt@sr.se, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Getting source Message-ID: <199805282347.QAA12966@austin.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <19980527233707.28932@follo.net> References: <19980527213242.16768@sr.se> <19980527233707.28932@follo.net>
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In article <19980527233707.28932@follo.net>,
Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> wrote:
> On Wed, May 27, 1998 at 09:32:42PM +0200, Gunnar Flygt wrote:
> > My FreeBSD 2.2.6 is placed behind a fire wall, and when using ports I set the
> > environment variables FTP_PROXY and FTP_PASSWORD. Will this work for cvsup
> > also?
>
> No. If you're behind a pure proxy firewall (limited number of
> services) you'll probably have to change to using CTM to get the
> source.
Or, if the firewall runs SOCKS then that should work for CVSup.
There's a section in the cvsup man page about how to do it.
> If you're just behind a filter, you can do by using the
> passive mode for cvsup - see the man page for details.
Yes, that almost always works through a filter. But the most
sure-fire mode is "multiplexed" mode, which is enabled by "-P m" on
the command line.
While I'm here, let me just put in a plug for the new CVSup FAQ at:
http://www.polstra.com/projects/freeware/CVSup/faq.html
Suggestions, corrections, and additional questions for the FAQ are
always welcomed.
--
John Polstra jdp@polstra.com
John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA
"Self-knowledge is always bad news." -- John Barth
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