[Savannah-hackers] Re: Uploading files

[Mathieu Roy]

Annamalai Gurusami <address@hidden> said:

> Mathieu Roy <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Annamalai Gurusami <address@hidden> said:
> > 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > > I agree to the security part of that statement.  But then when I am
> > > not going to write software (my project is going to be
> > > documents/articles), a web interface is quite convenient and it is a
> > > lot easier.
> > > 
> > > I don't have internet connectivity at home.  And the Internet Cafes
> > > would not have the kind of software that this requires (ssh, cvs). [I
> > > am in Bangalore, India].  And so my only bet would be my company
> > > resource.  And I don't think my company sysadmin would be very much
> > > willing to give me special access (or privileges).
> > 
> > You should try.
> 
> Sysadmins, cannot do anything with the policy of the company.  But I
> am still trying to figure out a way to use savannah.  I have installed
> cygwin, and the proxytunnel tool.  
> 
> $ cat ~/.ssh/config
> Host subversions.gnu.org
>   Protocol 1
>   ProxyCommand /usr/local/bin/proxytunnel.exe -g 172.16.0.52 -G 80 -d 
> subversions.gnu.org -D 443
> 
> $ export CVS_RSH=ssh
> $ cvs -z3 address@hidden:443/cvsroot/ferment co ferment
> cvs checkout: CVSROOT port specification is only valid for gserver, kserver,
> cvs checkout: and pserver connection methods.
> cvs [checkout aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: address@hidden:443/cvsroot/
> ferment'.
> $ cvs -z3 -d :pserver:address@hidden:443/cvsroot/ferment co ferm
> ent
> cvs [checkout aborted]: connect to subversions.gnu.org(199.232.41.2):443 
> failed:
>  Connection timed out
> $ exit
> 
> I am more hopeful now!  From this point forward, how should I go about
> it.  I am not sure why :pserver: times out.  And I don't know who says
> that CVSROOT port specification is only valid for gserver, kserver,
> and pserver connection methods.
> 
> Any help?

We do not use pserver authentication.


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