cvs

[Abu Khaled]

On 6/20/05, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52 at dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> Alistair Sutton wrote:
> 
> >On 20/06/05, Muhammad Kashif Yaqoob <mkyaqoob2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ><snip>
> >
> >
> >>   parsing supfile "/usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile"
> >>
> >>   connecting to cvsup.uk.freebsd.org
> >>
> >>   cannot connect to cvsup.uk.freebsd.org: connection refused
> >>
> >>   will retry at 23:15:30
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I don't think that particular server is functioning anymore. It used
> >to take you to a web page when viewed in a browser but it now directs
> >you straight to a plig.org mirror.
> >
> >I suggest you read the handbook and find a different mirror. I used to
> >use the cvsup.ie.freebsd.org one which was quite reliable.
> >
> # cvsup -g Supfile-ports
> Connected to cvsup.uk.FreeBSD.org
> Updating collection ports-all/cvs
>  Edit ports/archivers/p5-Compress-Zlib/Makefile
>  Edit ports/archivers/p5-Compress-Zlib/distinfo
> [...]
> 
> 
> Sometimes I find the server unavailable, but rarely.
> 
> Muhammad, please try the server again, and also try another one
> somewhere else.  If you still have problems then it may be that there is
> a firewall of some kind between you the the cvsup server.
> 

I use the uk cvsup server and it works fine. The message you recieve
means that there is a firewall blocking your connection.
Check your firewall and enable outgoing traffic to port 5999.

-- 
Kind regards
Abu Khaled