I am using R in an environment where the HTTP proxy server blocks
browsers that do not send User-Agent strings. Through some testing,
we have determined that R, by default (2.3.1) does not send a string
when performing the chooseCRANmirror() function. Is there a setting
that allows us to
What OS is this?
If Windows, see the rw-FAQ Q2.19.
Otherwise, see ?download.file and choose a different download method,
or look at the source code (src/modules/internet/nanohttp.c) and submit a
patch.
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, James P. Howard, II wrote:
I am using R in an environment where the
