Re: Unable to access the Internet with recent RISCOS test builds

Rob Kendrick, on 26 Oct, wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:56:17PM +1300, Alan & Sally wrote:
> > Hi CJ,
> >
> > Same result with 531. I downloaded it using 2.9, works normally. Tried
> > 531. Still doesn't connect. No changes have been made between using the
> > two versions. Are you using VRPC on a Mac?
>
> Try an earlier build, such as, say, #480? Try to find at what point the
> problem was introduced. What is the very latest version you have tried
> that worked?

I reported the issue on the 29th September, that was a very early build
predating the #numbered versions.

mpro.mb4in900bgzx702kb.pittdj@pittdj.co.uk

> I don't recall anybody doing work on the networking side of NetSurf very
> recently, but I do recall all sorts of problems with VRPC due to the
> "special" way it handles the internet. (Specifically, its handling of the
> resolver address environment variable.)

I guess then that VRPC uses different "special" ways on Windows and the Mac.



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David Pitt