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First of all – I just want to say that I really enjoy reading your column in Linux Magazine, and that the Knoppix CD is never far away for my work! Cheers!
I just read your response to the "Getting Online" letter in the May 2009 issue and I had a thought that could also be a factor. Because the reader can access Google and carry out a search, it seems as though the Internet access and DNS resolution is working. That probably means that the proxy is unlikely.
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