[OT] Invalid host address

[J. Landman Gay]

The new proxy additions to libURL are supposed to find proxies 
automatically on any platform. I'm not sure the thread you mentioned is 
valid for this particular problem though, if this is the one you meant:

<http://forums.livecode.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22138&sid=8a87285f7bf30595a526a9171a9c7899&start=15>

The proxy entry in that thread is the one entered in the LC preferences, 
and was probably added automatically when the OP set up the proxy the 
first time. When he removed it from his computer later, LC didn't update 
its own prefs (I'm assuming) and so it continued to use the preferences 
entry. But in a standalone, there would be no retained proxy setup, it 
would have to be re-discovered on each launch. So...

I'm stuck. But thanks for making me find that thread, it's still valuable.


On 3/2/2015 8:29 PM, Mike Bonner wrote:
> Seriously doubt it would apply to macs. The note in the dictionary says
> that on windows machines, if a proxy is set it will use it automatically,
> no such note on a mac. Though I guess its possible, depending on the way LC
> determines if a proxy has been set.
>
> Too bad, it fit SO well for windows machines.  Maybe something will pop
> into my head. (though, I guess it wouldn't hurt to see if stale proxy
> settings on a mac will do the same thing)
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 7:21 PM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure about the other users but the latest one is on OS X. Could
>> this affect Macs too?
>>
>>
>> On 3/2/2015 8:04 PM, Mike Bonner wrote:
>>
>>> OH, thought just occurred to me, based on something that happened in
>>> another thread.  If they're on windows, and had a proxy set up at some
>>> point, then the proxy was disabled.. The information about the proxy still
>>> shows up greyed in the settings.  And it seems that LC decides the proxy
>>> is
>>> still active even though it isn't.  The browser would work, because it
>>> knows the proxy has been disabled.   The solution, is to clear the proxy
>>> information from the settings, even though the proxy settings are
>>> technically already disabled.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   The hosts file can be set up to provide specific name to ip address
>>>> mappings.  99.9% of the time its not used, and if it is, its often a
>>>> hijack. Along with the hijack thing, its also possible that a proxy has
>>>> been set up unbeknownst to the user, and its munging something as it
>>>> decides where they want to direct the user, rather than where the user
>>>> actually wants to go.
>>>>
>>>> Can you post some of the gibberish?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 6:53 PM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   Out of thousands of users, occasionally one can't connect and repeatedly
>>>>> gets an invalid host address error. What causes those? All users are
>>>>> sending to the same server at the same domain. Naturally they all say
>>>>> it's
>>>>> only our app and never happens in a browser.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everything I've found about it is mostly gibberish to me. Is this
>>>>> something to do with the hosts file on the computer? The latest report
>>>>> says
>>>>> it happens on different networks (home and school) so I assume it's
>>>>> specific to his machine.
>>>>>
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