Akim,
> | /tmp % wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/GNUinfo/make-stds.texi
> | --17:10:23-- ftp://ftp.gnu.org:21/gnu/GNUinfo/make-stds.texi
> | => `make-stds.texi'
> | Connecting to proxy.epi.net:3128... connected!
> | Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> | Length: unspecified [application/x-texinfo]
> |
> | 0K -> .......... .......... .......... ......
> |
> | 17:10:27 (38.08 KB/s) - `make-stds.texi' saved [37278]
>
> Can it be the proxy?
It must be your proxy. Report the problem to your sysadmin.
> Yes, when I go to another place without the need to go through a
> proxy, I get:
>
> | esmeralda /tmp $ wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/GNUinfo/make-stds.texi
> | --17:12:28-- ftp://ftp.gnu.org:21/gnu/GNUinfo/make-stds.texi
> | => `make-stds.texi'
> | Connecting to ftp.gnu.org:21... connected!
> | Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
> | ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD gnu/GNUinfo ... done.
> | ==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR make-stds.texi ... done.
> | Length: 36,362 (unauthoritative)
> |
> | 0K -> .......... .......... .......... ..... [100%]
> |
> | 17:12:37 (8.19 KB/s) - `make-stds.texi' saved [36362]
It's much better.
> Pavel> It's rather a bug somewhere in the MIME settings. Try forcing
... on your proxy.
> Pavel> wget into the binary mode.
Sorry, wget-1.5.3 is the latest version, and yet it knows nothing about
the binary mode. I'm screwed too, just like your proxy :-)
Pavel
