It sounds like a local system problem. Are you running on a local intranet or have something cpu intenstive running in the background?
John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: ldec...@comcast.net > Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:05:19 +0000 (UTC) > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] help server slow > > suddenly a few days ago it takes about a minute for local help to come up > . > > i type : > ?hist > > and get > starting httpd help server ... done > > but only after a minute does > http://127.0.0.1:15686/library/graphics/html/hist.html > appear . > > > Lee De Cola, PhD, MCP. > DATA to Insight > ldec...@comcast.net > Reston, Virginia > 703 709 6972 > 571 315 0577 mobile > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ____________________________________________________________ GET FREE SMILEYS FOR YOUR IM & EMAIL - Learn more at http://www.inbox.com/smileys Works with AIM®, MSN® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, ICQ®, Google Talk™ and most webmails ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.