Hi, If this is so commonly asked, can someone please add it to the RMacOSX-FAQ? I have searched all the listserve archives (for all platforms) and found more, unanswered posts (only 7 by the way).
Shelah Kasper Daniel Hansen wrote: > Read ?download.file - and browse the archives. This question has been > asked 100s of times (perhaps not on this list but certainly on other > R-related lists). > > Kasper > > On May 1, 2008, at 5:48 AM, Shelah Morita wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Does no one have a solution for me? Or does this not make sense? >> >> Hopefully, >> >> Shelah >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [R-SIG-Mac] R behind a proxy server >> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:21:14 +0200 >> From: Shelah Morita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Organization: NSF International Research Fellow >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I need to update my packages and I cannot seem to connect to CRAN. I >> get the following error: >> >>> Error in file(con, "r") : unable to open connection >>> In addition: Warning message: >>> In file(con, "r") : unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on >>> port 80. >> I think it's because I am behind a proxy server here at the university. >> >> Can you please tell me how to fix this? I am using the gui version and >> can't seem to find a menu with an option to set a proxy server. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Shelah >> -- >> >> Shelah Morita Ph.D. >> NSF International Research Fellow >> Department of Botany and Zoology >> University of Stellenbosch >> Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602 >> SOUTH AFRICA >> >> +27 21 808-3232 Office >> +27 21 808-2405 Fax >> +27 79 774-8372 Cell >> +1 202 684-6849 (Voice Mail) >> Skype:bellamyia >> >> http://pangonid.net >> >> _ _ >> ( \ ! >> `.\| , >> <!||)( )(O\______________ >> /|\ `^ >> / / | >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Shelah Morita Ph.D. >> NSF International Research Fellow >> Department of Botany and Zoology >> University of Stellenbosch >> Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602 >> SOUTH AFRICA >> >> +27 21 808-3232 Office >> +27 21 808-2405 Fax >> +27 79 774-8372 Cell >> +1 202 684-6849 (Voice Mail) >> Skype:bellamyia >> >> http://pangonid.net >> >> _ _ >> ( \ ! >> `.\| , >> <!||)( )(O\______________ >> /|\ `^ >> / / | >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > > -- Shelah Morita Ph.D. NSF International Research Fellow Department of Botany and Zoology University of Stellenbosch Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602 SOUTH AFRICA +27 21 808-3232 Office +27 21 808-2405 Fax +27 79 774-8372 Cell +1 202 684-6849 (Voice Mail) Skype:bellamyia http://pangonid.net _ _ ( \ ! `.\| , <!||)( )(O\______________ /|\ `^ / / | [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
