Reloading pages

[Joe Pasqua]

> >  Reload does not work well with proxy servers whether over
> >  a phone line or not. It appears to be one of a number of
> >  problems with proxy support in the current version.
>
> What kinds of problems are you experiencing?  What proxy server are you
> using?  We really can't do much with "OmniWeb just kind of sucks" bugs.

Sorry for not including more specifics. I assumed, apparently wrongly, that  
you had heard of these problems many times before.

Here are the two biggest problems that I see using OmniWeb and a proxy  
server. These are 100% reproducible at my site (which uses the CERN httpd and  
has a large of number of other browsers on Mac's, PC's, and many UNIX's  
working successfully).

1. Go to any page, say http://akebono.stanford.edu/yahoo/. It loads fine.
   Reload the page. A "Request Failed"dialog comes up saying:
	Access forbidden by rule
	http://<proxy server here>/http://akebono.stanford.edu/yahoo/
   In fact, this page can no longer be accessed by following a link to it,
   using a bookmark, or even opening it by name. The only way I have found to
   get back to the page is by quitting and restarting.

2. Try to go to a page that fails to load for whatever valid reason. Later,
   try going to that page again. The same "Request Failed" dialog comes up
   with the message:
	Access forbidden by rule
	http://<proxy server here>/http://lycos.cs.cmu.edu/

I have seen other problems, but these are the worst in terms of their impact  
on usability. All of the other problems result in the same error as the two  
given above. I have seen messages on this list, and received mail from  
others, that refered to this same problem. If I can provide more details that  
will help you isolate this problem please let me know.