Adding/removing custom mirror URLs in setup.exe...

Max Bowsher maxb@ukf.net
Mon Jan 20 14:57:00 GMT 2003


MB> > > Don't know whether setup understands usernames/passwords. I'll
MB> > >dig in the
MB> > > source tomorrow, if no one has answered by then.

RC> > It should, Corinna IIRC uses ftp w/passwords.

CV> No, I don't.

OK, well I checked briefly in the source, here's the result:

Setup DOES have *some* support for ftp auth, but DOES NOT understand
ftp://user:passwd@host/. Instead, it tries to pop up a dialog when
anonymous login fails.

So: the original poster should try without user:pass@ in the URL.


Max.



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