[Opensource] Cvs Help

[D Lloyd]

--- albert Arhin <albert_k_arhin at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>          I am new to cvs but I want access to the
> expresso cvs.
> I have installed WinCvs and added the python to
> activate the macros.
> 
>    Any time I issue the command :
> cvs -d
> :pserver:guest at jcorporate.com:/home/javacorp/.cvs/expresso
> login
>  I get the ff error message:
>  \cvs [login aborted]: connect to
> jcorporate.com(jcorporate.com):2401 failed: A
> connection attempt failed because the connected party
> did not properly respond after a period of time, or
> established connection failed because connected host
> has failed to respond. 
>   Any help ? I work behind a firewall.
> Thanks
> 

I have too many problems using WinCVS personally.  I use the cvs commands
from the command line.  I tried just now and it did take an unusually long
time to connect and update.  Maybe the GUI is timing out before the
command line?  If you try again and it fails, try the command line.

David Lloyd
david AT lloydhome DOT com

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