I determined that the problem with the ftp was the dns was not properly configured. I have downloaded all of the files from a mirror, set the time zone, and rebooted. And guess I will need to do some more reading to figure out what to do next.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick !" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Woodchuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Newbie needs help with first time configuration > On 3/12/07, Woodchuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Mar 2007, Nick ! wrote: > > > > > > I am using MSN which does not support pop downloads. MSN supports the > > > > http protocol. I am very appreciative of your help. > > > > > > Huh? Why does this matter? > > > > > > -Nick > > > > Nick, could he mean "ftp" (not pop)? > > The thing is, what he says is correct. MSN (i.e. hotmail; notice he > has an @msn.com address) only has a webmail interface, not a POP > interface. It just has no relevance that I can see. The only other way > it could be interpreted would imply he's confusing pkg_add with MSN > somehow. > > -Nick > _______________________________________________ > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies > _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
