Also, the FAQ suggests using the alternative internet2.dll by starting R with the flag --internet2
If you start R from a desktop icon, you can add the --internet flag to the target line (right click, properties) e.g. "C:\Program Files\R\R-2.8.1\bin\Rgui.exe" --internet2 see http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/rw-FAQ.html#The-Internet-download-functions-fail_002e HTH Pete -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/How-to-set-proxy-settings-for-R-tp2016158p2016511.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ 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.