> > I am had the same issue some times back, we were using > a DSL connection, and when we try to use yahoo mail > via http, it gives use the same error, 999, but if > used via https, no error, i guess it is the > browser---> proxy---->proxy stuff which confuses > yahoo. > where is in many cases https is not proxied:) The problem mainly arises in transparant proxying setups. In the sense as you write 'https' can be a workaround or configuring the browser to use the proxy directly.
I don't think this stuff however ,relates to the original poster's problem. M.
