Re: [VETO] GPG and EFS lossage in package update description

Joachim> I re-installed the old efs 1.32 (upstream v1.22) and did some tests, Joachim> e.g., with ftp.ca.xemacs.org who does not support Extended Passive Joachim> Mode. This server answers with `500 Unknown command.' and EFS (and Joachim> thus the package index update) stumbles over that. Joachim> This is also true for the current efs (1.33, upstream v1.23). I.e., Joachim> ftp.ca.xemacs.org and others are not usable without configuration for Joachim> package updates on Linux (at least, not on those where Luke Mewburn's Joachim> NetBSD ftp client is used) and probably also not on BSD. Is this Joachim> widely known? It wasn't known to me---ftp.ca.xemacs.org works for me, but that's FreeBSD, so I assume it's lukemftp. It would still be helpful to have a M-x efs-report-bug RET on that. Joachim> In summary, the situation is a mess. There is no workaround that can Joachim> be easily described and that will really work. I will now update my Joachim> Web Site patch as follows: Joachim> -- I will recommend to fetch and install efs manually in case of Joachim> `Extended Passive Mode' errors. Joachim> -- I will recommend to switch mirrors in case of `Unknown command' or Joachim> any other 500 errors. Joachim> I hope that we can agree on these changes. Absolutely. Thanks for being persistent! -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla