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admin at bsdhelp.net admin at bsdhelp.net
Wed Dec 8 08:46:50 PST 2004


if you go to http://freebsd.org/ports/

here you will be able to search for the port you want and download the
source mostly via http directly from the site.

then its just a matter of putting the source in the /usr/ports/distfiles/
and install as per normal.

Hope this helps.

> I have problem downloading FreeBSD ported applications
> via FTP, because my network doesn't allow us to use
> FTP Protocol (Unauthorized).
>
> So, where can i find sources (servers) that provide
> HTTP downloading of those ports.
>
> Thanks...
>
>
>
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