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Date:      Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:24:27 -0500
From:      Ray Kohler <rkohler1@cox.rr.com>
To:        "Anthony Galella" <agalella@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvsup behind proxy server -options/alternatives?
Message-ID:  <0fbe13024231c12FE6@Mail6.mgfairfax.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <F1297mlegh0YCaRW5ER00004f68@hotmail.com>
References:  <F1297mlegh0YCaRW5ER00004f68@hotmail.com>

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On Monday 28 January 2002 06:19 pm, Anthony Galella wrote:
> I am running 4.4 release at work and need to update it with the
> latest security patches (Using the 4_4 tag).  My access to the
> internet here is through a Squid proxy server allowing me only
> things like http, ftp, realaudio, and a few other ports.  They
> will not open up the ports needed for me to use cvsup.
>
> Are there any options/alternatives for me via ftp?  I would need
> to ftp to my company's proxy server, then enter my destination
> ftp address at the proxy login prompt, this would then connect me
> to the destination ftp server.

You could use CTM, possibly. This gives you basically patches 
through email. Have a look at 
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ctm.html

-- 
Ray Kohler
Tact is the ability to tell a man he has an open mind when he has a
hole in his head.

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