Re: dselect ftp problem - the solution

1998-06-11 Thread Norbert Veber
On Fri, Jun 12, 1998 at 12:03:17AM +0800, Ivan wrote: > Many thanks - Norbert in particular > > Changing the options file to initiate ppp on the ISP machine - I just > inserted the line > $ ppp that line was in the scripts provided by your isp, was it not? That is why I didnt understand why

Re: dselect-ftp Question

1998-04-07 Thread Fabien Ninoles
On Mon, Apr 06, 1998 at 11:20:05AM -0600, Fulgham, Brent/SCO wrote: > Is there a way to configure dselect-ftp to automatically retry > downloading packages during an FTP error? > > For example, this weekend I did an install of hamm(frozen) using > dselect-ftp. Before bed I started thi

Re: dselect ftp

1997-12-29 Thread Daniel Martin at cush
Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all. > > A brief question, which I suspect may require a verbose answer... Is there > a way to install debain using ftp on a dial-up connection? > > I suspect one may have to install ppp support from an alternate console > before dselect will work, but is t

Re: dselect ftp upgrade

1997-12-25 Thread Scott K. Ellis
On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, PATRICK DAHIROC wrote: > I would like to upgrade to libc6 and I tried to do so via dselect ftp, but > I can not find the unstable or hamm directory at ftp.debian and dselect > just quits on me. Can someone tell me how to upgrade packages via ftp. > > I am also insearch of an

Re: dselect/ftp segmentation faults!

1997-08-21 Thread Paul Miller
never mind about this message. I figured it out; what I needed was a never version of ldso (or something else I installed)... -Paul On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Paul Miller wrote: > --- > Using FTP to check directories...(stop with ^C) > > Connecting to ftp.debian.org... > > query/setup script was te

Re: dselect ftp hamm

1997-07-04 Thread Victor Torrico
Igor Grobman wrote: > > I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all > > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion > > and voila everything works OK. > > > > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm > > /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/

Re: dselect ftp hamm

1997-07-04 Thread Igor Grobman
> hello, > > Igor Grobman wrote: > > > > > I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all > > > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion > > > and voila everything works OK. > > > > > > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm > > > /de

Re: dselect ftp hamm

1997-07-04 Thread Pavel Galynin
hello, Igor Grobman wrote: > > > I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all > > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion > > and voila everything works OK. > > > > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm > > /debian/hamm/contrib an

Re: dselect ftp hamm

1997-07-04 Thread Igor Grobman
> I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all > directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion > and voila everything works OK. > > What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm > /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/hamm/non-free? That is, how do

Re: dselect ftp from behind a firewall (fwd)

1997-01-17 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
[apologies if this is the second time you've seen this. I had a sendmail problem.] Thanks to all the people who replied on the list and by mail. Unfortunately the problem is that this particular firewall (ANS Interlock) requires you to login to the firewall first and then access the ftp site. L

RE: dselect ftp from behind a firewall

1997-01-16 Thread Adam Alpern
>The ftp option of dselect doesn't work for the machine I'm configuring at >work because I am behind a firewall. With the Windows program WS-FTP I > When setting up the FTP option in dselect, make sure you use passive mode. That will get you around the firewall. I installed Debian 1.2.2 on my mach

Re: dselect ftp from behind a firewall

1997-01-15 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
The ftp option of dselect doesn't work for the machine I'm configuring at work because I am behind a firewall. With the Windows program WS-FTP I can get out by ftping to the firewall and issuing a quote site command. Is there a way to configure dselect to do the same? If not can it be requeste

Re: dselect ftp method broken

1996-11-15 Thread Andy Guy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matt Bartley) writes: > > >From dselect, when I select > > 0. [A]ccess Choose the access method to use. > > and then > > ftpInstall using ftp. > > I get the following errors: > > syntax error at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/setup line 112, near "print" > E

Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall

1996-09-03 Thread Martin Fehlhaber
First of all I'd like to thank you a lot for your advise. Unfortunately I couldn't get our firewall to let me pass through to ftp.debian.org using the parameters in dselect's ftp access. Fortunately control lies in perl scripts. I had to modify those that call FTP.pm, but then it worked like a ch

Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall

1996-08-30 Thread Brian C. White
> I sure hope this is not a FAQ... > > How is it possible to use the ftp access from within dselect to reach > through a fire-wall system? Alternatives? I don't know about dpkg-ftp, but 'dftp' can run through a firewall. The only firewall I ever tested it with was the "Eagle Secure Gateway", but

Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall

1996-08-30 Thread Richard G. Roberto
On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Martin Fehlhaber wrote: > I sure hope this is not a FAQ... > > How is it possible to use the ftp access from within dselect to reach > through a fire-wall system? Alternatives? Some firewalls allow you to log in with a coded login/passwd pair so it can make the proxified con

Re: dselect ftp through fire-wall

1996-08-30 Thread Shaya Potter
It really depends on what firewall you are using. Where I am we are using TIS's (the maker's of the Firewall Toolkit) Gauntlet firewall, it allows for transparent access if you make the firewall the default gateway of your computer. However, if your firewall doesn't allow transparent access,

Re: dselect ftp went bye bye

1996-08-13 Thread Erick Branderhorst
> This is becoming a FAQ - why is this happening? I presume that a lot of people are installing some cdrom version or the released version of Debian. The changes were in the unstable version. How many weeks to go for the next release? Erick

Re: dselect ftp went bye bye

1996-08-13 Thread Andy Guy
Joel Zimba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: This is becoming a FAQ - why is this happening? > after running dselect and installing a bunch of stuff. > I finished install. > Now I can't find the ftp option when I go back into dselect. > > why? Not sure (it is included in the base set but seems to get