Subject: bug#17879: 24.3.92; package-refresh-contents hangs at contacting host melpa.milbox.net:80

From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:43:39 -0400

Terje Sten Bjerkseth wrote:

> When it comes to melpa, it just hangs at contacting host.

Works for me on GNU/Linux.
Is 24.3.92 hanging at the exact same time that 24.3 works?
Ie, are you sure it is not an issue with the remote host?

> It works in 24.3. It used to work with nightly snapshots. Not sure exactly
> when it stopped working, but it also failed on 24.3.91.