________________________________ From: Cheng, Bu Qi Sent: 2005Äę3ÔÂ15ČŐ 17:43 To: 'bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch' Subject: Problem about proxy in linux Hi, I want to install bioconductor in my linux machine. I set http_proxy=http://autoproxy:portnumber. But it seems R did not work to get file by http. > source(http://www.bioconductor.org/getBioC.R) Error in file(file, Ą°rĄą) : unable to open connection In addition: Warning message: Cannot open: HTTP status was ĄŽ404 Not FoundĄŻ By using the proxy I set, netscape can be used. But why R does not work? Thanks! Cheng, Buqi [[alternative HTML version deleted]]

Depending on your falvour of linux, you may also need to unset no_proxy: %> export http_proxy=http://autoproxy:portnumber %> unset no_proxy; R Etc Etc -----Original Message----- From: bioconductor-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:bioconductor- bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Cheng, Bu Qi Sent: 15 March 2005 09:49 To: bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [BioC] RE: Problem about proxy in linux ________________________________ From: Cheng, Bu Qi Sent: 2005??3??15?? 17:43 To: 'bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch' Subject: Problem about proxy in linux Hi, I want to install bioconductor in my linux machine. I set http_proxy=http://autoproxy:portnumber. But it seems R did not work to get file by http. > source(http://www.bioconductor.org/getBioC.R) Error in file(file, ??r??) : unable to open connection In addition: Warning message: Cannot open: HTTP status was ??404 Not Found?? By using the proxy I set, netscape can be used. But why R does not work? Thanks! Cheng, Buqi [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ Bioconductor mailing list Bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor

Thanks! But I had unsetted no_proxy. The proxy of my company is an automatic configuration script. Can problem caused by this kind proxy? Thanks! Buqi -----Original Message----- From: michael watson (IAH-C) [mailto:michael.watson@bbsrc.ac.uk] Sent: 2005?3?15? 17:55 To: Cheng, Bu Qi; bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: RE: [BioC] RE: Problem about proxy in linux Depending on your falvour of linux, you may also need to unset no_proxy: %> export http_proxy=http://autoproxy:portnumber %> unset no_proxy; R Etc Etc -----Original Message----- From: bioconductor-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:bioconductor- bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Cheng, Bu Qi Sent: 15 March 2005 09:49 To: bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [BioC] RE: Problem about proxy in linux ________________________________ From: Cheng, Bu Qi Sent: 2005??3??15?? 17:43 To: 'bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch' Subject: Problem about proxy in linux Hi, I want to install bioconductor in my linux machine. I set http_proxy=http://autoproxy:portnumber. But it seems R did not work to get file by http. > source(http://www.bioconductor.org/getBioC.R) Error in file(file, ??r??) : unable to open connection In addition: Warning message: Cannot open: HTTP status was ??404 Not Found?? By using the proxy I set, netscape can be used. But why R does not work? Thanks! Cheng, Buqi [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ Bioconductor mailing list Bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor

"Cheng, Bu Qi" <bu.qi.cheng@intel.com> writes: > Thanks! But I had unsetted no_proxy. The proxy of my company is an > automatic configuration script. Can problem caused by this kind > proxy? Try reading the help page in R for download.file: > help(download.file) It explains how to tell R about your proxy. + seth

Thanks you very much! We need to add "http://" before the address of proxy. It works! Thanks! Buqi -----Original Message----- From: bioconductor-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:bioconductor- bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Seth Falcon Sent: 2005Äę3ÔÂ15ČŐ 23:11 To: bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: Re: [BioC] RE: Problem about proxy in linux "Cheng, Bu Qi" <bu.qi.cheng@intel.com> writes: > Thanks! But I had unsetted no_proxy. The proxy of my company is an > automatic configuration script. Can problem caused by this kind > proxy? Try reading the help page in R for download.file: > help(download.file) It explains how to tell R about your proxy. + seth _______________________________________________ Bioconductor mailing list Bioconductor@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor