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Why do I get this error when reading this url with rebol

http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=dotnet&seqNum=759

>> read http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=dotnet&s
eqNum=759
connecting to: www.informit.com
** User Error: HTTP forwarding error: Scheme https for URL htt
ps://memberservices.informit.com/checkLogin.ashx?partner=53&r=
http%3a%2f%...
** Near: read http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=do
tnet&seqNum=759
>>

This doesn't happen with Firefox, is it possible to "simulate" firefox ?

+1  A: 

The URL is being forwarded to an HTTPS page. Rebol/Core and Rebol/View do not support the HTTPS protocol.

Peter W A Wood  2009-11-20 06:34:57

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