It would seem that I need to use the form, http://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:port/ . However, it appears that the MS proxy server doesn't like this method. Probably due to not being authenticated through a login into a MS Windows box.
OK. I just got off the phone with the proxy system admin. The problem was with the proxy server. I can now get out to http sites. Thanks to those who helped. One more request. Can someone e-mail me the recommended apt-get http sites? Again, thank you. -mk > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Luc Anthoine > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 9:33 AM > To: Kuhar, Mike > Subject: Re: apt-get ftp sites > > > "Kuhar, Mike" wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > Due to a proxy server on our local net, my Debian box > cannot use http:// > > sites in the /etc/apt/sources.list. However, ftp sites do. > (go figure). > > The only site I have in my sources.list file is: > > > > deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > > > > Does anyone know of other ftp sites I can add to sources.list? > > > > www.debian.org contains a file of all primary and secondary mirrors. > > > > > Thanks in advance. -mk > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, > > If You read manual page for sources.list You will find that: > > URI specification > The currently recognized URI types are cdrom, file, http, > and ftp. > > file The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in > the file system to be considered an archive. This > is useful for NFS mounts and local mirrors or > archives. > > cdrom The cdrom scheme allows APT to use a local CDROM > drive with media swapping. Use the apt-cdrom(8) > program to create cdrom entires in the source list. > > http The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for the > archive. If an environment variable $http_proxy is > set with the format http://server:port/, the proxy > server specified in $http_proxy will be used. Users > of authenticated HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string > of the format http://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:port/ Note > that this is an insecure method of authentication. > > apt 5 Dec 1998 2 > > sources.list(5) sources.list(5) > > > > -- > Amities. > Jean-Luc ANTHOINE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I.U.T. de Belfort,Departement Informatique,BP 527,F-90016 > BELFORT CEDEX > Phone : (33) (0)3 84 58 77 87 Fax : (33) (0)3 > 84 58 77 81 > > >
