I should have added that WHEN windows firewall does block something, a message typically appears warning the user, so if that is what is happening, your user should be seeing some sort of error message from Windows.
On 5/5/2017 7:03 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: > I am not sure what sort of connection you are doing to your server, but > both OSX's Firewall and Windows Firewall will try to block *incoming* > connections to an app (for example, if you have your app listening for > an incoming connection using the 'accept' command. Outbound standard > http connections on port 80 should NOT be block - BY DEFAULT - but I > just ran into a customer at a commercial research site where the company > block ALL internet connections except those to pre-approved web sites, > so some places have really extreme internet security practices. > > > On 5/5/2017 12:05 AM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a user who seems to have a good Internet connection, but my Livecode >> application can’t connect to a remote server using http. >> >> He’s on Windows. Is it possible that some virus protection software blocks >> such connections? >> >> He’s an older user, far away, and I really don’t know what he has installed. >> >> Peter Bogdanoff >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
