problem with selfupdate

[David Epstein]

Here is the response I had to
sudo port -v selfupdate

> --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
> rsync: failed to connect to rsync.macports.org: Operation timed out (60)
> rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-42/rsync/clientserver.c(105) [receiver=2.6.9]
> Command failed: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/base.tar /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs
> Exit code: 10
> Error: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed
> To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
>     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
> Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed

One possible explanation that occurs to me is that I am connecting to the Internet from behind some kind of firewall. However, that is just wild conjecture. But it is true that I’m not at the usual place from where I have in the past successfully run selfupdate without a problem.

Maybe someone more knowledgeable than I am can say what they think, and let me know if there is a workaround.

Thanks
David Epstein