[EMBOSS] ftp server down?

[Hamish McWilliam]

> Just FYI: For the past few hours, the emboss ftp server seems to be down.
>
> Also, are there any mirrors?

I am aware of two mirrors for the EMBOSS distribution:

* EMBL-EBI: ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/software/unix/EMBOSS/
* IUBio Archive:
- http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/soft/molbio/emboss/
- ftp://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/molbio/emboss/

In my experience the main EMBOSS FTP server (ftp://emboss.open-bio.org/) 
is temperamental and often has issues with connectivity, so you are 
probably better off using a mirror if possible.

If you are only looking for the software, and can handle the slight lag 
for packaging, then you might want to use prepackaged versions for your 
system:

* RPM based systems:
- http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat=3&search=EMBOSS
- http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=emboss
* Debain (.deb) based systems:
- http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=emboss

All the best,

Hamish
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