Subject: Re: mozilla 'connection was refused when attempting to contact
To: rob <rob_mail@fastmail.fm>
From: Dr. Rene Hexel <rh@cit.gu.edu.au>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/15/2002 15:42:17
On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 15:27, rob wrote:

> Since moving to i386/NetBSD 1.5ZC kernel mozilla 0.9.9 gives a dialog:
> 'The connection was refused when attempting to contact www.<site>.com.
> This also occurs when attempting to contact locally running httpd at 'localhost'.

  This usually happens when you set a proxy server (in your browser)
that doesn't exist.  Switch your proxy settings to "Direct connection to
the internet" and see if it works then.

 Cheers
     ,
  Rene