Re: sysinstall: download via pure http

2010-03-13 Thread Eitan Adler
You can just access ftp.freebsd.org by HTTP but sysinstall doesn't give me that option - or at least I can't find it ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any

Re: sysinstall: download via pure http

2010-03-13 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 13/03/2010 14:22:58, Eitan Adler wrote: You can just access ftp.freebsd.org by HTTP but sysinstall doesn't give me that option - or at least I can't find it For the initial install? Yes -- you're right: there's no obvious 'install via HTTP'

Re: sysinstall: download via pure http

2010-03-13 Thread Eitan Adler
For the initial install? Yes -- you're right: there's no obvious 'install via HTTP' option.   Trying to install via HTTP proxy and saying ftp.freebsd.org:80 when prompted seems like it should work to me, but I haven't verified that. Next time I install I'll try this - I was just wondering if

sysinstall: download via pure http

2010-03-11 Thread Eitan Adler
instead of ftp through an http proxy is it possible to get a pure http mirror? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to

Re: sysinstall: download via pure http

2010-03-11 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/03/2010 15:07:07, Eitan Adler wrote: instead of ftp through an http proxy is it possible to get a pure http mirror? Yes happy-idiot-talk:~:% HEAD -uSe http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ HEAD http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ HEAD