Re: dselect through a firewall?
On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Shaya Potter wrote:
> Just remember, many people can use dpkg-ftp through a firewall if their
> proxy is a 2 step procedure+password. All you do is tell dselect to ftp
> to the firewall. Then set it to respond with anonymous@ftp.debian.org,
> and then when the password is asked, use username@site.com. I used this
> method for a while when I was behind a TIS fwtk based firewall, and then
> behind Gaunlet, which behaved the same.
Wish I knew that back when I was behind the thing :> Anyhow, if I have the
time I might add an option for those kind of firewalls.. FTP over
HTTP-Proxy should be a last resort kind of thing anyhow..
BTW, anyone have Debain mirrored that can be accessed with a web server?
Jason
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