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[Firefox help] Certain websites only available through proxy?

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Humanoidz:
Try another web browser like Internet Explorer.  I still use my IE because firefox is not compatible with all sites.

Klocknov:

--- Quote from: Humanoidz on October 24, 2009, 10:49:53 PM ---Try another web browser like Internet Explorer.  I still use my IE because firefox is not compatible with all sites.

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Mine is with the IE tab plugin. Though I really need to check into seeing if chrome has that plugin yet.

ilk3000:
Chrome created a plugin that basically replaces old IE versions' rendering engines with Chrome's. It's hysterical. Since only about 8% of people actually know what a browser is, they figured that the only way they're going to get dinosaurs to be able to see their new Google stuff is to ask them to install a plugin like shockwave or flash player, which most people have done.

Lupin:

--- Quote from: kureshii on October 24, 2009, 02:55:36 PM ---Doesn't sound like a Firefox issue, sounds more like your university network firewall... Firefox doesn't actively filter hosts AFAIK (except through extensions). Try disabling select extensions and see?

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I don't think it's a uni firewall problem. The OP already said he used IE and it worked fine.

Aesthesis:
Thanks for the great response guys.  ;D


--- Quote from: Lupin on October 24, 2009, 12:58:20 PM ---1. Clear cache
2. Clear cookies
3. If both fails reinstall Firefox

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There's the answer straight away. I'm not sure which one fixed the problem but most of the sites now load up like normal; kinda curious as to what caused the problem though.


--- Quote from: fohfoh on October 24, 2009, 10:18:03 PM ---Cleaning cache sounds good.

But why not have all websites through proxy? Why just certain?

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'Why not use a proxy anyway?'? As much as I like the idea of anonymity, most of the proxies I've tried have problems with the sites I use day to day. Smart.fm in particular as the interactive apps they have there fail with most all proxies I've tried. If you know of a good one that could work then feel free to recommend. :) 

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