I've just tried it with RH 7.0 and Python 1.5.2, and it seems to work fine.
Bill
> Lowell> I am using linux 2.4.9 kernel and the Redhat 7.1 distribution
> Lowell> on my box (which has a long history of upgrading ...since pre
> Lowell> RH4.2 and a 1.3 kernel). The url I use is:
>
> Maybe this excerpt from the FAQ will help you:
>
> 3.5 The protocol is missing when the parser attempts to download a page?
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>
> Even if you don't tell us what OS you are running we would be very
> surprised if it's not Red Hat 7.0 or 7.1. (we're working on finding out
> what exactly causes this on Redhat systems). There appears to be something
> wrong with the Python version included in Red Hat 7.0 and 7.1. Try to
> install the Python 2.0 rpm from python.sourceforge.net and try again.
> This solution was provided by Jon �slund.
