cvsup.uk.freebsd.org appears to not be serving

John lists at reiteration.net
Tue May 5 09:40:05 UTC 2009


John Marshall wrote:

> You are obviously connecting OK; it's just that the server is already as
> busy as it's minder is willing to let it be.  Perhaps you'd be better
> off choosing something other than 03:00 as a starting point?

Maybe... but I think that would make no odds, because although it
started at 0300, it subsequently retried at different times throughout
the following week.

>> Establishing passive-mode data connection
>> Cannot connect to data port: Connection refused
>> Will retry at 03:18:04
>> Retrying
> 
> Don't do that!  Use multiplexed mode "-P m" (from the cvsup man page,
> "All but multiplexed mode are deprecated"); or use csup which does
> multiplexed mode by default.

OK I'm using -P m now on all the freebsd boxes. Still using cvsup4.uk,
will try again with cvsup.uk when I've got more time, and if necessary
report the issue to -hubs.

cheers,

-- 
John


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