[plt-scheme] Planet vs firewalls

On Jan 20, 2005, at 8:40 AM, Jacob Matthews wrote:

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> Noel Welsh wrote:
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>> I expect a lot of people will have this problem as PLT
>> expands to encompass the Known World of programming:
>>
>> Error downloading module from PLaneT server: tcp-connect:
>> connection to planet.plt-scheme.org, port 270 failed (at
>> step 4: Connection timed out; errno=110)
>>
>> Which translates into: the local firewall blocks port 270. It would 
>> be must easier if Planet listened on port 80,
>> which is almost always open.
>>
> I considered this. The problem with this approach is that 
> planet.plt-scheme.org runs both the planet service and the web-server, 
> and anyway I wouldn't be particularly happy contributing to the 
> general trend of treating port 80 as the Universal Every-Protocol 
> Port.

Sure but you will restrict your audience. At NU, I have enough clout to 
ask systems for this port. I bet others will just give up instead.

-- Matthias


>
> In PLaneT: The Next Generation (AKA PLaneT for v300) there will be a 
> better way to test planet files before submitting them.
>
> -jacob
>