Re: Packages.gz blocked by Symantec Web Security

2003-08-14 Thread Bob Proulx
Frank Chung wrote: > (2) do something with the URL to bypass this error for the time > being? Hmm... Not what you want exactly but perhaps this will help in some way. Have you looked at apt-zip? All you need is to get the Packages files to your machine so that you are past the 'apt-get update'

Packages.gz blocked by Symantec Web Security

2003-08-14 Thread Frank Chung
Hi all, My company uses Symantec Web Security to screen for viruses at the HTTP proxy machine (and there's no way to bypass the proxy). SWS returns with this message when I try to open any Packages.gz (whether it's in stable/testing/unstable, or main/contrib): -- -- Access Denied The requested d

Re: Packages.gz blocked by Symantec Web Security

2003-08-14 Thread Michael A. Miller
> "Frank" == Frank Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, My company uses Symantec Web Security to screen for > viruses at the HTTP proxy machine (and there's no way to > bypass the proxy). SWS returns with this message when I try > to open any Packages.gz [...] That

Re: Packages.gz blocked by Symantec Web Security

2003-08-14 Thread Jacob Anawalt
Bob Proulx wrote: Frank Chung wrote: (2) do something with the URL to bypass this error for the time being? Hmm... Not what you want exactly but perhaps this will help in some way. Have you looked at apt-zip? All you need is to get the Packages files to your machine so that you are past

Re: Packages.gz blocked by Symantec Web Security

2003-08-14 Thread Travis Crump
Frank Chung wrote: Hi all, My company uses Symantec Web Security to screen for viruses at the HTTP proxy machine (and there's no way to bypass the proxy). SWS returns with this message when I try to open any Packages.gz (whether it's in stable/testing/unstable, or main/contrib): -- -- Access Denie