On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 01:40:28PM -0400, sven falempin wrote:
> Dear Tech Readers,
> 
> In ftp command -w is available, very useful for crappy networks.
> pkg_add does not have any of this.
> 
> The HTTP layer is not configuring Timeout.
> ( in /usr/libdata/perl5/OpenBSD/./PackageRepository/HTTP.pm )
>         my $o = IO::Socket::INET->new(
>                 PeerHost => $host,
>                 PeerPort => $port);
> ( plenty of option here like MultiHomed or Timeout, ReuseAddr, blocking )

That stuff is unused, disregard completly.

> Maybe a patch can add a '-w' to pkg_add and push it there :

Nope, use FETCH_CMD if necessary, and push whatever -w you need there.

Note that this is documente

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