selfupdate error

[Joshua Root]

Thomas Keller wrote:
> Greetings,
> Could someone give me advice on what to do when selfupdate fails?
> Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the
> ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed

Check that your network is working and not blocking traffic to either
the rsync port (TCP/873) or Apple's network. PeerGuardian is notorious
for doing the latter.

- Josh