I am a newbie ftp-administrator and want to try out ftpmirror. After
trying to understand the documentation I failed to create a
configuration file that is acceptable to the program.
I have subscribed tot the ftpmirror mailing list, but in the welcome
message the server sent me information about the list in an unreadable
format. I suspect the format may be Japanese.
So forgive me for asking on this list for some help - after all,
ftpmirror is a debian package;)
The error I get is:
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$ ftpmirror debian
debian WARNING debian: No ftp-server parameter.
debian WARNING debian: parameter check failed.
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My configuration file looks like this (comments removed)
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ftp-debug = 0
ftp-user = anonymous
ftp-pass = [EMAIL PROTECTED]
debug = 0
unlink = rename
home-directory = /ftp
transfer-file-regexp += !/~$/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/#/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.#/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.cache/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.message/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.mirror/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.nfs/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.notready/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.in/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/\.desc\.txt$/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\/core$/
transfer-file-regexp += !/\.core$/
transfer-file-regexp += !/binary-alpha/
transfer-file-regexp += !/binary-arm/
transfer-file-regexp += !/binary-m68k/
transfer-file-regexp += !/binary-powerpc/
transfer-file-regexp += !/binary-sparc/
transfer-directory-regexp += !/~\/$/
transfer-directory-regexp += !/\/lost\+found\/$/
package = Debian
ftp-server = ftp.uk.debian.org
remote-directory = /debian
local-directory = ~/ftp.debian.org
server = ftp.uk.debian.org
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Is there somebody on this list who can spot my mistake and help me
please?
Johann
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Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch
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me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an
horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet
upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath
put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God.
Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the
LORD." Psalms 40:1-3
