Thanks for your comments I ended up fixing the problem by manually editing the config file (the one that says "do not edit" !) - I can't remember the name of it now though (back in Windows land).
I got the settings from my windows netscape config file and away I went. No probs so far. Ivan. At 02:16 PM 2/8/99 -0500, Richard Hall wrote: >I think that your proxy is not running or not configured properly. Are >you sure that you have the right port number? Usually port 80 is for http >daemons, and squid runs on 3128 if I remember correctly. You may have set >things up differently, though. > >I tried to specify your proxy in my browser, and I get the same error >(except that it says HTTP, not FTP). I also get that error if I >specify the wrong port for the proxy server that I normally use. This >tells me that the problem is with the proxy server, not Netscape, so >hopefully that knowledge will help you. > >On Sun, 7 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I have finally stirred myself enough to install Netscape but now I find >> I cannot use it :( >> >> When I try to enter manual proxy configuration info >> (http://proxy.vianet.net.au, port 80) Netscape tells me FTP proxy host >> "http://proxy.vianet.net.au"; is unknown. This happens for all proxy >> settings. >> >> Any ideas ? >> >> TIA >> >> Ivan. >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> >> > >Richard Hall >Network Services >University of Tennessee > >
