[Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Thomas Schneider
From the fink home page: http://fink.thetis.ig42.org/index.php?phpLang=en I want to learn about available packages so in the 'Sections' on the left I click on 'Packages' to get to http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/index.php?phpLang=en This does not respond for a long time and then gives: --

Re: [Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Alexander Hansen
On 8/2/13 3:27 AM, Thomas Schneider wrote: From the fink home page: http://fink.thetis.ig42.org/index.php?phpLang=en I want to learn about available packages so in the 'Sections' on the left I click on 'Packages' to get to http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/index.php?phpLang=en This does not

Re: [Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Thomas Schneider
Alexander: Looks like the website is broken? Yeah, this is an ongoing issue. Oh, thanks. The backup site doesn't run its own copy of the package database scripts. The location was pointed to from the main fink page so I don't understand why you call it a 'backup'. I also don't understand

Re: [Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Alexander Hansen
On 8/2/13 9:33 AM, Thomas Schneider wrote: Alexander: Looks like the website is broken? Yeah, this is an ongoing issue. Oh, thanks. The backup site doesn't run its own copy of the package database scripts. The location was pointed to from the main fink page so I don't understand why

Re: [Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Alexander Hansen
On 8/2/13 9:33 AM, Thomas Schneider wrote: Alexander: Looks like the website is broken? Yeah, this is an ongoing issue. Oh, thanks. The backup site doesn't run its own copy of the package database scripts. The location was pointed to from the main fink page so I don't understand why

Re: [Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Thomas Schneider
Alexander: I've been with the project for 12 years, so I kind of know what I'm talking about, usually. ... and thanks so much for giving responsive answers!!! The real main page is at www.finkproject.org, and that is down. fink.thetis.ig42.org _is_ a backup. AH! I didn't realize

Re: [Fink-beginners] website down?

2013-08-02 Thread Alexander Hansen
Note: you sent me two emails, the first was broken at: That confirms my guess. :-) Before you do the first selfupdate Fink only has Yeah, I was too quick on the send button and didn't catch it in time. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: