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Error accessing Foswiki.org
Two questions, one solution
1) Error accessing Foswiki.org: Can't connect to foswiki.org:443
Hi!
When I try to list extensions available or search for an extension, I
get this error message:
Error accessing Foswiki.org: Can't connect to foswiki.org:443
(certificate verify failed)
Is it just a https certificate out of date??
2) foswiki.org is not a valid authority specifier (hostname). Lookup returned: Name or service not known
Default repositories not valid / not known (06/03/2021)
- ~/bin/configure
- Extensions category > Install, Update or Remove extensions tab
- Extensions Repositories defaults to:
Foswiki.org=(https://foswiki.org/Extensions/,https://foswiki.org/pub/Extensions/)
However, a
warning appears:
foswiki.org is not a valid authority specifier (hostname). Lookup returned: Name or service not known
foswiki.org is not a valid authority specifier (hostname). Lookup returned: Name or service not known
If you click the Review installed extensions button, you get an
error:
Error accessing Foswiki.org: Can't connect to foswiki.org:443 (Name or service not known)
In the past, sometimes, it helped to connect to the non secure site:
Foswiki.org=(http://foswiki.org/Extensions/,http://foswiki.org/pub/Extensions/)
But now, nope:
Error accessing Foswiki.org: Can't connect to foswiki.org:80 (Name or service not known)
Solution: use the IP address instead
Foswiki.org=(http://2.56.98.129/Extensions/,http://2.56.98.129/pub/Extensions/)