Sam have you added the following to the end of your /etc/make.conf file?
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo/"
SYNC="rsync://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo-portage"
 If not try it and then try to emerge system again
Samuel MacDonald wrote:

> So when I
> ftp ftp.perl.org
> cd pub
> no /pub/CPAN directory exists in
>
> I looked in...
> /pub/mirrors/CPAN/src
> no "perl-5.8.0.tar.gz" exists, a "perl-5.8.1.tar.gz" exists
>
> I do believe perl.org has changed something or Gentoo.org need to fix 
> the code that is being used.
>
> Sam.
>
> Samuel MacDonald wrote:
>
>> Now I'm POed this really makes installing Gentoo impossible.
>> If the site is suppose to have the software on it, it should be there.
>>
>> Can I just start the "emerge system" again?
>>
>> This is the problem as it is displayed...
>>
>> Resolving ftp.perl.org ... done.
>> Connecting to ftp.perl.org[209.221.142.118]:21... connected.
>> Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
>> ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
>> ==>TYPE I ...done. ==> CWD /pub/CPAN/src ... done.
>> ==> PASV .. done. ==>RETR perl-5.8.0.tar.gz ...
>> No such file 'Perl-5.8.0.tar.gz .
>> !!! Couldn't download Perl-5.8.0.tar.gz Aborting.
>>
>>
>> Sam.
>>
>>
>> Samuel MacDonald wrote:
>>
>>> emerge system
>>>
>>> Sam.
>>>
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