in an empty directory I'm attempting the command: git cvsimport -A ../authcvs-conv -k -m -v -d:pserver:anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/cvsroot/opendkim . this results in ... Initialized empty Git repository in /home/dan/software_projects/opendkim-import4/.git/ Running cvsps... connect error: Network is unreachable cvs rlog: Logging . NOTICE: used alternate strip path /cvsroot/opendkim/.c WARNING: file /cvsroot/opendkim/BRANCHES doesn't match strip_path /cvsroot/opendkim/.c. ignoring WARNING: file /cvsroot/opendkim/FEATURES doesn't match strip_path /cvsroot/opendkim/.c. ignoring .... for every file up until the end: .... Fetching vsignore v 1.1 Unknown: error The resulting directory is empty apart from a empty initialised git repository. git version 1.7.0.rc2.13.g8b233.dirty cvsps version 2.1 numerous permutations of attempting this import have failed. Also fails with the CVS module aliases 'world -> .' and attempting to use "world" as an alias name. I'm happy to assist in debugging this if required. Daniel OpenDKIM developer -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html