[R] R installation require proxy setting

[Greg Snow]

Look at ?download.file and scroll down to the section titled "Setting Proxies".

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Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Van Wyk, Jaap
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 3:13 AM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] R installation require proxy setting
> Importance: High
> 
> Could somebody please assist with the problem I have now.
> At our university certain changes have been made to users regarding
> accessing the internet.
> I have re-installed the (current) version of R, using custom settings
> (for Windows XP), choosing amongst other things "Internet2" somewhere.
> Now, when I wish to install new packages, I first have to select a CRAN
> mirror.
> R gives me a list to choose a mirror. But after choosing the mirror, R
> comes back with the following:
> 
> R> chooseCRANmirror()
> Warning message:
> In open.connection(con, "r") :
>   cannot open: HTTP status was '407 Proxy Authentication Required'
> 
> I need to tell R that I need a proxy server, and give my proxy settings
> (how I log onto the server to connect to the Internet.
> 
> My question is: Where/how do I set this?
> 
> Any advice is much appreciated.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Jacob L van Wyk
> Department of Statistics
> University of Johannesburg (APK)
> PO Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006
> Office ph: 011 559 3080
> Fax: 011 559 2499
> 
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