[R] installing new packages

[Liaw, Andy]

See if "2.19 The Internet download functions fail" in the R for Windows
FAQ helps.

Andy 

From: Bill Shipley
> 
> Hello,
> 
>  
> 
> I have just installed the newest version of R (2.4.1) for 
> Windows XP.  I can no longer install new packages.  When 
> trying to connect to a server (I have tried several) I get 
> the following message:
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>  
> 
> > chooseCRANmirror()
> 
> Error in open.connection(file, "r") : unable to open connection
> 
> In addition: Warning message:
> 
> unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on port 80.
> 
>  
> 
> Have other people had the same problem with this version, or 
> is it unique to my computer?  Can someone suggest a solution?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>  
> 
> Bill Shipley
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