Description of problem: The Dictionary Lookup program (Client for MIT dictionary server) on the FC4 is unable to access the Internet to lookup words. Any and all sites can be checked in the menu, but it unalbe to make contact with a server. I have gone to the website and used the dictionary online, while at the same time I am get the message that the program can not make contact with the server. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.10.0 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Type a word into it. 2. 3. Actual results: Message is displayed: "Unable to preform requested operation. Either the server you are using is not available or you are not connected the Internet." Expected results: word defined. Additional info:
Thanks for this bug report. The application you're running is gnome-dictionary, part of the gnome-utils package. I'm changing the component field of this bug accordingly.
This report targets the FC3 or FC4 products, which have now been EOL'd. Could you please check that it still applies to a current Fedora release, and either update the target product or close it ? Thanks.
The information we've requested above is required in order to review this problem report further and diagnose/fix the issue if it is still present. Since there haven't been any updates to the report in quite a long time now after we've requested additional information, we're assuming the problem is either no longer present in our current OS release, or that there is no longer any interest in tracking the problem. Setting status to CANTFIX, however if you still experience this problem after updating to our latest Fedora Core release and are still interested in Red Hat tracking the issue, and assisting in troubleshooting the problem, please feel free to provide the information requested above, and reopen the report. Thank you in advance. (this message is mass message)