Unable to install 'rtorrent-0.9.4_2' package as it's 'forbidden' or the operation times out.

[Mark Felder]

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015, at 16:49, virtual wrote:
> I can't seem to install rtorrent on my FreeBSD server via the pkg tool 
> or via ports. Does anyone know what the problem might be? I am able to 
> install other software via pkg and ports just fine.
> 
> $ sudo pkg install rtorrent
> Password:
> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD repository is up-to-date.
> All repositories are up-to-date.
> The following 4 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
> 
> New packages to be INSTALLED:
>          rtorrent: 0.9.4_2
>          xmlrpc-c-devel: 1.36.0_1
>          libwww: 5.4.0_5
>          libtorrent: 0.13.4_2
> 
> The process will require 15 MiB more space.
> 2 MiB to be downloaded.
> 
> Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y
> pkg: 
> http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:10:amd64/quarterly/All/rtorrent-0.9.4_2.txz: 
> Operation timed out
>

Do other packages correctly install? Are you behind any firewalls or
HTTP proxies?