Re: Web access woes

[Ivan <ivan@vianet.net.au>]

The error generated by Netscape is :

	Warning :
	FTP proxy host "http://proxy.vianet.net.au:80"; is unknown

BUT this is the correct name for the proxy server at the ISP.

The same error is generated for http,gopher etc...

Any more help you can give will be much appreciated.

Ivan.

At 12:29 AM 14-07-98 +1000, you wrote:
>On Sun, 12 Jul 1998, Ivan wrote:
>
>> Well, I thought I was really happy but I didn't tell my computer that the
>> ISP I use uses a proxy server ( did I have the option ? ) The result of
>> this is that I can't access the web from my Linux partition.
>
>should this really matter? but AFAIK no you didn't have the option :)
>
>
>> I have downloaded Netscape (4.05) and installed using the Netscape
>> installer but I get an error when I try to enter the proxy server details.
>
>what is the error?
>
>
>> The Debian supplied browsers can't get past the ISP firewall either.
>
>try putting 
>export http_proxy="http://the.proxy.you.use:proxyPort/";
>export ftp_proxy="http://the.proxy.you.use:proxyPort/";
>(for example I use http://localhost:8080/";)
>in /etc/profile. then the next time you login you will be able to get
>through using lynx, if you do not want to have to logout then login just
>run those commands on any open sessions. alternatly setup your own little
>squid proxy and use your ISP's proxies as parents. then use localhost as
>your proxy like I do :)
>
>
>> Also I have read a lot of discussion regarding smail - do I need to set up
>> smail if I am not running a network from my own computer?
>
>if your net access is limited to the firewall at your ISP (i.e. you cannot
>telnet or ftp from your machine to "real world" locations) and you are not
>provided with an smtp forwarder don't bother with an MTA
>
>
>
>Nikolai
>
>
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