[NTLK] Looking for Nethopper's 'HTTP' protocol plugin

[Grant Hutchinson]

>> On Feb 21, 2025, at 10:27 PM, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
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>> Even just starting it I get "Downloading this document requires the 'http' Protocol plugin, which is not installed.
> 
> I am running into a similar error with some sites, but not others.

Dan, I forgot to ask what sites you tried accessing.

Starting NetHopper for the first time (and if you haven’t changed the Browser Options for what page is opened on startup), it will try to open the NetHopper help files residing on the AllPen site:

http://www.allpen.com/NetHopper/help.html

If you try to go to this page in any browser other than NetHopper, you hit a dead end or get a GoDaddy page saying the domain is for sale.

I think that the allpen.com server is still sniffing the browser user agent for NetHopper and continuing to serve up the help page to Newton devices.

The fact that you’re seeing an error when NetHopper starts up signals to me that there’s maybe something else installed on the Newton that’s interfering with the application.

g.

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Grant Hutchinson
NewtonTalk List Dad & Web Custodian