On 13-07-22 06:33 PM, Feinberg Mark wrote: > Dear friends, > > When clicking on some links in news stories and elsewhere TOR often prevents > me from visiting that site. Just now when clicking > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk I got this > message:The proxy server is refusing connections. > Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections. > > Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct. > Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is > working. > > This occurs automatically as if TOR is my default search engine instead of > Safari. > > How can I prevent this from happening? > > I am Not a "sophisticated user", and hope your reply will be simple to act > upon.
The error message you quote is likely due to Tor being off or inaccessible to Firefox. Tor is a proxy of sorts, not a search engine. Firefox and Safari are both browsers that can make use of proxies and search engines. To help you we need more information: 1) Did you see/follow the instructions at https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-osx.html.en ? 2) Are you running the TorBrowserBundle or a separate Tor installation? 3) What versions of MacOSX and Tor packages are you using? You may find it faster to use the IRC chat for troubleshooting: irc://irc.oftc.net#tor -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
