Re: OS X Client and Privoxy 503 error

[loki der quaeler <loki-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on a lark, try using 'localhost' in the hostname for http and ssl proxy 
(in firefox) as opposed to 127.0.0.1

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