troubleshoot ppm error?

rkshyam has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: troubleshoot ppm error? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 04, 2012 at 15:33 UTC
What do you get if you type `ppm4.activestate.com:80` into your browser's url field? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: troubleshoot ppm error? by rkshyam (Acolyte) on Apr 05, 2012 at 08:53 UTC
with (http://ppm4.activestate.com:80) from the browser, not getting anything. If I remove the port 80 and use only http://ppm4.activestate.com then it is redirecting into activestate website.	[reply]
Re^3: troubleshoot ppm error? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 05, 2012 at 10:49 UTC
, not getting anything Not even an error? When I go to that address, :80 intact, the redirect to http://code.activestate.com/ppm/ is immediate, but then there is a ~5 seconds delay before the page starts to be sent. I assume that the code at the other end is waiting for the PPM client software to send some kind of request, When it doesn't receive it, it just display a normal web page. I know I am behind the firewall Is this your own personal firewall, or your company firewall? If it is your personal firewall, you may need to authorise Perl to perform outbound tctip requests and receive replies. If it is a company firewall, you'll certainly need to contact your support people. Even if you blagged your way past it, you'd be putting your job at risk if they catch you. Either way, until you can reach that address manually using your browser, perl won't be able to either. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply]
Re^4: troubleshoot ppm error? by rkshyam (Acolyte) on Apr 05, 2012 at 15:34 UTC
Re^5: troubleshoot ppm error? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 05, 2012 at 16:40 UTC
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Re: troubleshoot ppm error? by ww (Archbishop) on Apr 04, 2012 at 15:35 UTC
I don't know the cause, and am assuming -- for lack of information about your OS -- that the question deals with a Win version. I have a similar issue (w/AS 5.012 and Win 7) if I invoke `ppm` without arguments at the command prompt: ppm4 goes to its GUI mode in that case, and fails with a `500` or a '`bad hostname`' message. Two workarounds: add bribes or other repositories to your repos OR use the command line version ( `c:\<ppm help` ) for starters ... OR do both.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: troubleshoot ppm error? by rkshyam (Acolyte) on Apr 05, 2012 at 15:42 UTC
The OS that I have it is windows vista 32 bit.I have also added other repositories but still not working,resulting with same error.	[reply]