Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:49:23 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvsup behind http proxy Message-ID: <20031210234923.GA17387@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20031210231936.GB7165@staflaptop.antw.the-ecorp.com> References: <20031210221414.32347.qmail@web40607.mail.yahoo.com> <20031210231936.GB7165@staflaptop.antw.the-ecorp.com>
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On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 12:19:37AM +0100, staf wagemakers wrote: > On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 10:14:14PM +0000, Feroz F. Basir wrote: > > > > anybody ever cvsup behind http proxy? The only way to > > go out (internet) is going through http proxy. And > > this http require authentication as well. Any ideas? > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Try to set "HTTP_PROXY" & "HTTP_AUTH" variable: > > # HTTP_PROXY=your.proxy > # HTTP_AUTH=login:pass > # export HTTP_PROXY HTTP_AUTH > # cvsup -L 2 my_supfile cvsup doesn't use http, so a http proxy won't be any use to you. You could use something like httptunnel to tunnel to a site outside the firewall, or an alternative source distribution method like ctm (which uses email). Kris
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