On 26 October 2012 10:19, David Pitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > [email protected] > > > 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. > My experience is the same. (although occasionally the *first* URL click *sometimes* loads a page, a subsequent try times out at 30000 millisecs and I then have to use 2.9
I'm on an iMac running Mountain Lion. I'll try windows7 later and see what happens there. John
