Re: Problems with ftp/update installed packages
>>>> "Evgeny" == Evgeny Roubinchtein
<evgenyr(a)cs.washington.edu> writes:
>>>> "Chris" == Chris Rasch
<crasch(a)openknowledge.org> writes:
Chris> I apologize if this isn't the appropriate forum. I originally posted to
Chris> the xemacs(a)xemacs.org list, and it was suggested that I might also post
Evgeny> [...]
Chris> Recent messages (most recent first):
Chris> Loading mail-abbrevs...
Chris> Loading emacsbug...done
Chris> FTP Error: USER request failed: 500 AUTH not understood.
Evgeny> I saw the same exact problem. Add a "-u" to the list which is the
Evgeny> value of the efs-ftp-program-args variable [...]
Evgeny> The "-u" tells RedHat ftp client not to try to do
Evgeny> "auto-authentication" -- see the ftp(1) man page on your RedHat box
Evgeny> for details.
Thanks for figuring this out. Could someone report this bug to the
RedHat folks? Or is it gone in 7.0?
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Cheers =8-} Mike
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