re: bin/47841 (http://ftp.jp.netbsd.org/ fails with weird error)

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> pkg_add: Can't process http://ftp.NetBSD.org:80/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64
> /7.0_BETA/All/pkgin*: Host not found
> pkg_add: no pkg found for 'http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd6
> 4/7.0_BETA/All/pkgin', sorry.
> pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
> 
> Networking is fine (ipv4 and ipv6), can install everything else from
> that host fine, eg source packages and sets. So somehow globbing on
> ftp seems broken, possibly only with some web servers.
> 
> However it is ok using ftp.allbsd.org, so it is maybe http server
> specific - maybe a bozohttpd issue?

hmm.

bozohttpd does not do any sort of globbing.  it returns you
directory listing, or a file...  globbing how pkg* uses seems
to only be possible with an ftp server that enables globbing.


.mrg.