Hi I figured it out. if I use install.packages(..., method="wget") it works but if I use the default method, it doesn't.
Rainer Rainer M. Krug wrote: > Hi > > I installed R 2.2.0 from source and want to use install.packages but it > doesn't work. > > http_proxy is set to http://proxy.sun.ac.za:3128 > > but it still can't connect to the repository. > The mirror is available, I can connect to it via the internet. > > Any help welcome, > > Rainer > > > -- NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER Tel: +27 - (0)72 808 2975 (w) Rainer M. Krug, Dipl. Phys. (Germany), MSc Conservation Biology (UCT) Department of Conservation Ecology University of Stellenbosch Matieland 7602 South Africa Tel: +27 - (0)72 808 2975 (w) Fax: +27 - (0)21 808 3304 Cell: +27 - (0)83 9479 042 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
