5.2.1-RELEASE FTP site error suddenly

[Kris Kennaway]

On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 12:41:31PM -0400, John Do wrote:
> Here is what happens:
> 
> pkg_add -r apache+mod_ssl
> Error: FTP Unable to get
> ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/5.2.1-RELEASE/packages/Latest/apache+mod_ssl.tbz:
> Protocol error
> pkg_add: unable to fetch
> 'ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/5.2.1-RELEASE/packages/Latest/apache+mod_ssl.tbz'
> by URL
> 
> 
> Even if I try to do a wget to the ftp I still get an
> error.
> 
> I am able to successfully wget from other FTP sites.
> 
> Anyone have any solutions?

It works for me, maybe it was something transient.

> Is there a mirror of the packages for 5.2.1-RELEASE I
> can try?

Try http://mirrorlist.freebsd.org/ - it only lists the release bits
(not packages directly), but if they have one there's a better chance
they have the other.

Kris
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