[wellylug] Continuing nz.debian.org / ftp.citylink.co.nz issues

Gordon Paynter paynter at library.ucr.edu
Fri Jun 25 14:05:13 NZST 2004


Simon Blake:
>> I too encountered the annoying ftp.nz.debian.org outage.  Given that I
>> have ADSL using Telecom lines but Ihug is my ISP, should I be
>> complaining
>> to Ihug, or to Telecom, or to both?
>
> I'll note that down for the proper FAQ I'm writing.  In general,
> complain to whomever gives you your IP numbers.

Then I guess I'll fire off an angry complaint to my wireless router.

Seriously, I have notified Ihug on this issue, though I'm sure they know
about it.


I note that ftp.nz.debian.org no longer points to citylink (for me at
least), this is the new error message:

>ftp ftp.nz.debian.org
Connected to ftp.citylink.co.nz.
550- ISP Routing Error
550-
550- Your ISP's access to local New Zealand content is currently
550- broken. Please contact your ISP and advise them that they
550- may well be able to fix this problem for you by peering with
550- the route servers and/or other ISPs at the APE or the WIX.
550-
550- The server you have connected to is not within New Zealand.
550- In order to protect you from prohibitive international
550- traffic charges, you will not be able to access the resources
550- you were looking for, here.
550-
550- We apologise for any inconvenience.
550


Gordon





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