in reply to svn without webdav

Subversion's FAQs suggests port 81 (blocked in my case) or port 443 (trunk I want not available via https).
What about port 8080, which is widely accepted as the "other" http port...

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Re^2: svn without webdav
by garyaj (Initiate) on Nov 15, 2005 at 05:33 UTC

    The problem is that the corporate firewall here won't allow the PROPFIND method and svn won't run without it (even if it's just a simple checkout). I suspect there are other developers like me stuck behind firewalls with fairly draconian rules.

    It looks like this could be a useful Perl module and that's why I was asking this question just in case someone has written it already. If not, it looks like I might finally have a Perl module I can write and submit to CPAN.

      The problem is that the corporate firewall here won't allow the PROPFIND method
      In what manner is the firewall blocking it? If your place of employment has a firewall that analyzes traffic at the level that you're implying, they're either paranoid, have a lot of time on their hands, or you're misstating/misunderstanding the problem. Unless of course I'm missing something, which is entirely possible.

      thor

      Feel the white light, the light within
      Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will
      For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come