Subject: Re: pkg_add + wget?
To: Mike M. Volokhov <mishka@apk.od.ua>
From: Kamil Shakirov <kamils80@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/21/2005 18:37:00
Hi,

Mike M. Volokhov wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:14:08 +0300
> "Mike M. Volokhov" <mishka@apk.od.ua> wrote:
> 
> 
>>On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:22:17 +0400
>>Kamil Shakirov <kamils80@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>hello, Mike
>>>
>>>Mike M. Volokhov wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I tried to install some binary packages being behind proxy but I didn't 
>>>>> succeed. I know about ftp_proxy and http_proxy and set them properly 
>>>>>but  couldn't make the ftp client work for me. But wget works fine. Is 
>>
>>Ok, folks. You are beat me :-)
>>
>>The ftp(1) client doesn't use nor ftp_proxy, nor FTP_PROXY when it
>>running in interactive mode. Also, there are no ways to use another ftp
>>client with pkg_add(8). Thus, it seems impossible to autofetch files
>>via proxy. Alas :-(
>>
>>IMHO, this worth a PR.
> 
> 
> Filled. Please see the bin/30802.

Great! It would be useful to use some external ftp clients with pkg_add. 
Thanks for help, Mike.