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> From jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM Wed Nov 29 16:45:49 1995
> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 16:35:44 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.atinc.com>
> Subject: Re: Becoming a mirror site for FreeBSD
> To: Jerry Kendall <Jerry.Kendall@vmicls.com>
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> 
> 
> 	ftp.freebsd.org is always busy....especially after a new 
> release.  i expect that is the source of your problem
> 
> On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Jerry Kendall wrote:
> > 
> > The ouput is :
> > ----------
> > jerry@antares: mirror mirror.freebsd
> > 
> > package=FreeBSD-current ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ -> /mirror/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current
> > Connecting to ftp.cdrom.com
> > Failed to connect
> > Pausing between retries
> > Cannot connect, skipping package
> > 
> > All done, Exiting
> > -------------
> > 
> > That's it. It does not seem to connect correctly.
> > 
> > I can ping/ftp to ftp.cdrom.com but, mirror does not seem to connect.
> > 
> > Any ideas would be helpfull.
> > 
> > Jerry
> > 
> > 
> 
> Jonathan M. Bresler        FreeBSD Postmaster         jmb@FreeBSD.ORG
> play go. ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life 
> i am moving to a new job.                 PLEASE USE: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG
> 

I also tried 'ftp.freebsd.sol.net', again with the same results even
though PING/FTP seem to be able to connect.

Jerry