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Document how to get pkg_add to use PASSIVE MODE ftp in such transfers.

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Jordan K. Hubbard 1995-07-30 09:37:31 +00:00
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@ -173,6 +173,18 @@ URL pointing at a file available on an ftp site. Thus you may
extract files directly from their anonymous ftp locations (e.g.
.Nm
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/packages/shells/bash-1.14.4.tgz).
Note: If you wish to use
.B passive mode
ftp in such transfers, set
the variable
.B FTP_PASSIVE_MODE
to some value in your environment. Otherwise, the more standard
ACTIVE mode may be used. If
.Nm
consistently fails to fetch a package from a site known to work,
it may be because you have a firewall that demands the usage of
.B passive mode
ftp.
.Sh TECHNICAL DETAILS
.Nm
is fairly simple. It extracts each packages' "packing list"