From: faeychild@noname.afraid.org   
      
   Whiskers wrote:   
      
   > On 2013-10-13, faeychild  wrote:   
   >> Whiskers wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2013-10-13, faeychild  wrote:   
   >>>> faeychild wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> Could your ISP be using a hidden proxy web server?   
   >>   
   >> My ISP does use a proxy server.   
   >   
   > Do they expect you to set this up in your web browser(s)?   
   No It's supposedly transparent   
   >   
   >> But now the mystery increases.   
   >> I just booted an old installation (2009 ) and google works fine on the   
   >> old browser, which would suggest, rather emphatically, that the fault   
   >> lies with me.   
   >>   
   >> Any suggestion as to how Firefox would selectively return errors from   
   >> only two websites will be eagerly received.   
   >>   
   >> Remembering I have already tried renaming .mozilla directory to eliminate   
   >> config files.   
   >   
   > Make sure that your web browser and other settings match any   
   > requirements your ISP has (should be somewhere on their web site).   
   > Likewise any modem/router/access-point settings.  If the problem   
   > persists, contact your ISP.   
      
   Surely if they were in error, nothing would work   
   >   
      
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