On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 14:40, Zoran's mailinglist account wrote: > *** I'm recovering from a hart attack: > > [ibook:~] zoran% ftp updates.redhat.com > Trying 63.240.14.69... > Connected to updates.redhat.com. > 220 www1 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0). > 331 Password required for anonymous. > ftp> > > I thought I've seen everything, but this beats it all! :-\ >
The full-on WTF post goes like this. That IP is not updates.redhat.com despite what your DNS fibbing notwithstanding. nslookup -sil 63.240.14.69 Server: 172.16.21.11 Address: 172.16.21.11#53 Non-authoritative answer: 69.14.240.63.in-addr.arpa name = 69.14.240.63.cerf.net. Authoritative answers can be found from: 14.240.63.in-addr.arpa nameserver = ns-west.cerf.net. 14.240.63.in-addr.arpa nameserver = ns-east.cerf.net. ns-west.cerf.net internet address = 192.153.156.3 ns-east.cerf.net internet address = 207.252.96.3 RedHat runs its ftp on --drum-roll-please-- RedHat. ftp updates.redhat.com Trying 66.187.224.52... Connected to updates.redhat.com. 220 Red Hat FTP server ready. All transfers are logged. (UPDATES) Name (updates.redhat.com:jbailes): anonymous 331 Please specify the password. Password: 230- THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE IS PROVIDED AND LICENSED 230- "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR 230- IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES 230- OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 230 Login successful. Have fun. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> quit 221 Goodbye. Like someone else you cannot even login anonymously from that server. ftp 63.240.14.69 Connected to 69.14.240.63.cerf.net. 220 www1 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0). Name (63.240.14.69:jbailes): anonymous 331 Password required for anonymous. Password: 530 User anonymous cannot log in. ftp: Login failed. ftp> -- Johnathan Bailes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list