Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 15:18:59 +0200 From: Jos Backus <Jos.Backus@nl.origin-it.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fetch -p Message-ID: <19981019151859.A1915@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com> In-Reply-To: <19981001215854.A15071@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com>; from Jos Backus on Thu, Oct 01, 1998 at 09:58:54PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.OSF.4.03.9810012330430.21937-100000@mercury.physics.adelaide.edu.au> <19981001215854.A15071@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com>
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On Fri, Oct 02, 1998 at 02:26:11AM +0930, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> When using fetch -p to download ports distfiles in passive mode, I
> consistently get files with the last few hundred bytes missing, and have to
> go and finish the transfer manually. Has anyone else seen this behaviour?
Turns out this can be caused by buggy proxy servers. For a fix, try adding -b
to the fetch invocation (or stick ``FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=-b'' in /etc/make.conf).
Hth,
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