Sean Davis wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:02:37 -0600, Francisco Valladolid Hernandez
> <ficovh@bsdguy.net> wrote:
> 
>>Hi, folks
>>
>>I'am trying update my pkgsrc tree from  anoncvs.netbsd.org  but this
>>respond with the following error:
>>
>>export CVSROOT = anoncvs@anoncvs.netbsd.org:/cvsroot
>>export CVS_RSH=ssh
>>
>>[/usr/pkgsrc $]sudo cvs -q update -dP
>>Password:
>>ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
>>cvs [update aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if
>>any)
>>[/usr/pkgsrc $]
>>
>>I want to know if there are exists some problems with this server.
> 
> 
> Yes. It is overloaded about 99% of the time.
> 

Do you have to do it via ssh?
The following might work better:

CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.netbsd.org:/cvsroot
export CVSROOT
cvs login
cvs update -dP

PS. don't add any '-z' flags either, as it's likely to stall your 
download if the server is overloaded.