OS X Client and Privoxy 503 error

[Brian C]

Hi,

loki der quaeler wrote:
> 
> on a lark, try using 'localhost' in the hostname for http and ssl proxy
> (in firefox) as opposed to 127.0.0.1

Same result: 503 error. Thanks though.

Brian

> On 9 Aug, 2005, at 9.00, Brian C wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm surprised to report that setting up my tor server on Debian last
>> month was a breeze, but getting a tor client to work under OS X still
>> escapes me.
>>
>> Every time I go into Firefox preferences and switch to 127.0.0.1:8118
>> any web site that I then attempt to visit yields the same 503 error:
>>
>> This is Privoxy 3.0.3 on localhost (127.0.0.1), port 8118, enabled
>> Connect failed
>>
>> Your request for http://www.yahoo.com/ could not be fulfilled, because
>> the connection to www.yahoo.com (127.0.0.1) could not be established.
>>
>> It doesn't matter what web site address I type in, I get the same
>> result. I read the FAQ and I think I followed all the installation
>> instructions. No luck. Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>> Brian
>>
> 
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