> > The question just is if a standalone would help here. It's content would > be > the same (the files of osgeo4w are just repackaged into a large NSIS > package). > So your webfilter might reject to download an standalone installer for the > same > reason as well (as it also contains curl).
Nope. As pointed out earlier I have no problem downloading the stand-alones. WebSense only looks at URL's as best I can tell. It doesn't know what the contents of files are. As such, stand-alone builds work fine. On 29 April 2013 12:15, Jürgen E. <j...@norbit.de> wrote: > Hi Stefano, > > On Mon, 29. Apr 2013 at 02:53:02 -0700, skampus wrote: > > i don't know what happens, but when i try to make a new qgis > installation via > > osgeo4w, sometimes i observe this strange behaviour. > > > all packages are well downloaded except for curl. the proper folder is > > created in the installation directory but it's not possible to download > the > > package. > > > in this case, i copy from another installation the curl package and in > the > > new pc i make an off line installation. > > > i tought that this could be as "false positive" of our web filter, i > don't > > know... > > I don't think that it's a false positive - just strange policy. I suppose > curl > can be used to download stuff without a proxy - and that's why your > organization blocks it. But it's not infected or something. > > The question just is if a standalone would help here. It's content would > be > the same (the files of osgeo4w are just repackaged into a large NSIS > package). > So your webfilter might reject to download an standalone installer for the > same > reason as well (as it also contains curl). > > > Jürgen > > -- > Jürgen E. Fischer norBIT GmbH Tel. +49-4931-918175-31 > Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Rheinstraße 13 Fax. +49-4931-918175-50 > Software Engineer D-26506 Norden > http://www.norbit.de > committ(ed|ing) to Quantum GIS IRC: jef on FreeNode > > -- > norBIT Gesellschaft fuer Unternehmensberatung und Informationssysteme mbH > Rheinstrasse 13, 26506 Norden > GF: Jelto Buurman, HR: Amtsgericht Emden, HRB 5502 > > ________________________ _______________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > This transmission is intended for the named addressee(s) only and may contain sensitive or protectively marked material up to RESTRICTED and should be handled accordingly. Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to receive it for the addressee) you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately. All email traffic sent to or from us, including without limitation all GCSX traffic, may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.
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