On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > i've cc-ed my reply to debian-user as you're more likely to get an answer > from there. i don't use the ftp install method at all. > > On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, IBMackey wrote: > > > Tried your script. Being the newbie chicken that I am, I entered the > > commands on the command line to make sure of spelling and etc. Everything > > worked great. > > > > Problem - dselect refuses to connect by ftp to sites. To be more precise, > > > > Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org ... > > FTP ERROR > > > > query/setup script returned error exit status 1. > > Press RETURN to continue. > > > > I've checked access to the site by Netscape, Pine, and Lynx. No problems. > > I use "dists/unstable/main dists/unstable/non-free dists/unstable/contrib" > > for the list of distributions to get. > > > > Any ideas?? > > try reinstalling the dpkg-ftp package is the only thing i can think of. > > are you behind a firewall of any kind? check your configuration of dpkg-ftp > too... > > BTW, which version of the upgrade script did you run? > > craig > > -- > craig sanders Craig, I tried reinstalling, the dpkg -iBE just skips it saying all is well. I'm not behind a firewall. I used v0.5 of your script. I'm intrigued by your suggestion to configure the dpkg-ftp. What kind of configuration does it need ??? ibm -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
