I am aware that the main web server and email servers are under
maintenance (or were). Likely this problem is related. Norbert Koch has
been announcing updates to packages (the latest I use, cc-mode-1.68);
however, the directory
http://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/beta/experimental/packages/ still has the
earlier cc-mode-1.67. Also, when I try the package system in XEmacs, it is
now returning a directory not found from all the mirrors I have tried when
it tries to find the directory on the repository, or I get an incorrect
password on many of them. The main repository is still not accessible
through my home machines because of some problem with PASV that I do not
see on many of the European mirrors. The most reliable European mirror
until recently was be.xemacs.org. It now gives the directory not found
error (hope the line breaks stay in the copied text):
open ftp.be.xemacs.org
Trying 212.100.160.33...
Connected to ftp.easynet.be.
220 ::ffff:212.100.160.33 FTP server ready
ftp> quote user "anonymous"
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password
ftp> quote pass Turtle Power!
230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply
ftp> hash
Hash mark printing on (1024 bytes/hash mark).
ftp> quote cwd /xemacs/beta/experimental/packages/package-
index.LATEST.gpg/.
550 /xemacs/beta/experimental/packages/package-index.LATEST.gpg/.: No such
file or directory
ftp> quote cwd /xemacs/beta/experimental/packages/.
550 /xemacs/beta/experimental/packages/.: No such file or directory
ftp>
Here is what I get for the main site (which responds very slowly, before
timing out):
open ftp.xemacs.org
Connected to xemacs.org.
220 ProFTPD 1.2.9 Server (ProFTPD on ftp.tux.org) [gwyn.tux.org]
ftp> quote user "anonymous"
421 Service not available, remote server timed out. Connection closed.
ftp>
Process *ftp anonymous@ftp.xemacs.org* killed
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