Re: [MiKTeX] Problem downloading Miktex

[George N. W. I. <gn...@gm...>]

On 10/2/07, Michael Barr <ba...@ma...> wrote:

> I have been trying for the last hour to download Miktex.  The first two
> times I tried, I chose the nearest mirror (cms.ca) which refused the ftp
> connection.  Then I tried a USA mirror and it ran for a while and then
> reported a file transfer error.  A sensible downloading program would try
> again, but there were no choices given, it just aborted.  I tried again,
> using a different mirror with, after a much longer time (about 20 minutes)
> aborted again.  Here was the relevant message from the log file:
>
> An error occurred:
>   source file:
> C:\work3\miktex-2.6\Libraries\MiKTeX\PackageManager\CurlWebFile.cpp
>   source line: 372
>   message: FTP: login denied
>   info:
>
> I just noticed the login denied message.
>
> How do you install miktex?

Move to a continent where there is support for FOSS.   My impression is that
the mirrors in N. America can't handle the demand.   You may have
better results with a mirror in Europe.  I have better luck at 7am
Atlantic time, when much of
N. America is asleep.

-- 
George N. White III <aa...@ch...>
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia