Re: [boost] CVS command line access

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-25 07:54:00

----- Original Message -----
From: "Helmut Zeisel" <helmut.zeisel_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 2:32 AM
Subject: [boost] CVS command line access

> I tried to get boost via CVS from sourceforge:
>
> cvs -d:pserver:anonymous_at_[hidden]:/cvsroot/boost login
> <return>
>
> cvs [login aborted]: authorization failed: server
cvs.boost.sourceforge.net rejected access

I get the same result.

> Do I need some special rights to access the CVS archive?

You're not supposed to need them. I know I've accessed boost cvs anonymously
before, with success. The whole CVS/SSH thing is still a bit mysterious to
me, though, so if you've made a minor mistake above I probably wouldn't
catch it.

Sorry,
Dave