On 02/02/2009 02:12 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:02:16 -0800 > NoOp <[email protected]> dijo: > >> > What's the point of having an online update feature if the address it >> > is pointing to is not working? >> >> Seems there has been an issue open on this for some time: >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=95975 > > Thanks for finding that. However, I note that all the comments are from > last November. And there weren't very many comments at that. Presumably > the problem was fixed. > > If the problem is back I should perhaps add a comment there. However, > considering that there are thousands of people reading this list every > day and so far I am the only one complaining, perhaps it is something > wrong with my 3.0 installation.
No, it's not you... I was provided the link from the releases list where I had posted: > Attempts to check for updates results in: > > Could not establish Internet connection to update30.services.openoffice.org. > > Ping is OK: > ping update30.services.openoffice.org > PING sd-web2.staroffice.de (192.18.197.109) 56(84) bytes of data. > 64 bytes from sd-web2.staroffice.de (192.18.197.109): icmp_seq=1 ttl=242 > time=201 ms > > > But: > <http://update30.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update> > > times out. > > --- Mon 02 Feb 2009 10:36:03 AM PST +0000 > --- reading URL update30.services.openoffice.org > --- contacting host update30.services.openoffice.org [192.18.197.109] on > port 80 > > --- error: timed out JR, a Windows user reported: > I am seeing this also when using Ooo 3.0.1 Build 9379 Win to > Update from with any app, or from within the QuickStarter. > > It also crashes the two (not at same time!) firewalls that we use > and test with, causing the firewalls to close down and protect > the OS, thus turning off Internet access. > And Stephan Weigel provided the issue link. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
