Hi, The proxy server is in a different machine. The proxy server in not allowed to do ftp downloads. This is because not all internet users are permitted to use ftp. The error says: ERROR the requested URL could not be retrieved ----- An FTP protocol error occured while trying to retrieve the URL: ftp://ftp.somesite.com/.... Squid sent the following FTP command: Connect to Server and then received this reply Your cache administrator is webmaster ----- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > freejay@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I noticed that whenever I go to a particular ftp site (e.g. > > ftp://ftp.somewhere.com), using my browser, it returns an error message. This > > happens whenever the proxy server is enabled in my browser. There is a > > firewall between my machine and the internet and it is configured to allow my > > PC to perfrom ftp download from any ftp site. I was able to do a workaround > > for this by putting ftp.somewhere.com in the browser's proxy setting's > > exceptions list. But I'm thinking this is so much hassle just to add URLs at > > the exceptions list. Is there a way to configure it in the proxy server's > > side so that I do not have to add URL's in the exceptions list? Thanks > > Is the proxy also on your PC? If not, does the firewall allow ftp > downloads from the machine the proxy server is on? > > What exact "error message" do you get? > > Paul. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > --
