Re: [Gnu-arch-users] ftp troubles

[Steve Folta]

> I am new to arch. I have been through the tutorials and FAQ but i have
> not been able to work out whats wrong with my setup.

I'm new to arch also, but I've hit the same thing.

> 1:> tla archives
> address@hidden
>     /home/arch/archives/address@hidden

> 2:> tla archives
> address@hidden
>    ftp://arch:address@hidden/archives/\
>      address@hidden

The archive name is *global*.  Like, global throughout the entire world. 
On the archive host, you called it "...2004-foo", but when you registered
it on the second machine, you called it "...2004-main".  It must be
"...2004-foo".

Unfortunately, arch acts like this is okay when it registers the archive,
and even when you do a "tla get".  It's only later that it will choke, as
you discovered:

> 2:> tla changes --diffs
> changes: tree shows no revisions in version

If you want your archive to be named "...2004-main" instead of
"...2004-foo", perhaps someone else knows how to rename it.

Also, consider using sftp instead of ftp.  Ftp transmits passwords in the
clear.