Re: dselect through a firewall?
On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
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:On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Shaya Potter wrote:
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:> 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.
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: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..
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:BTW, anyone have Debain mirrored that can be accessed with a web server?
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:Jason
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By "with a web server" do you mean through a URL such as
"http://www.cfni.com/ftp/debian/"; ? If so, there ya go.
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