[R] update.packagesl (method=internal) on Windows

[Prof Brian D Ripley]

If you read all of what I actually quote rather that snip bits out of
context and compare them with things you were `expecting', you will
be less confused.

On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Dieter Menne wrote:

[Important omission here, not just who and what you are quoting.]
> > There is an alternative modules\internet2.dll which uses
> > WinInet calls (and so needs Internet Explorer installed) which can be
> > used as a replacement.
> >
> > so what is the difficulty?
>
> "Can be used" == "I must explicitely switch to"
>
> Expecting something like
>
>   download.file(..., module="internet2.dll")
> or
>   options(imodule="internet2.dll")
>
>
> Dieter Menne
>

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