Kai Schaetzl wrote: > I wanted to install the rpmforge-release package on a new install and get > the following. Do others have the same problem? > > b51:~ rpm -ivvvvvvvh http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge- > release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm > Retrieving http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.3.6- > 1.el5.rf.i386.rpm > D: ... as /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.qQEt9n > D: failed to open http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release > -0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm: > error: skipping http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release- > 0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm - transfer failed - Unknown or unexpected error > D: May free Score board((nil)) > > wgetting this file and installing is fine. > > I then tried another one: > b51:~ rpm -ivh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel- > release-5-3.noarch.rpm > Retrieving http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release > -5-3.noarch.rpm > warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.9GjegW: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID > 217521f6 > Preparing... ########################################### > [100%] > 1:epel-release ########################################### > [100%] > > so, downloading via rpm is ok. go look at the http code in rpm :D - KB