You can only use links to eclipse.org sites while you have fewer than 5 messages. what does this silly error message above mean when I like to post ---- E:\>git config --get http.auth.preference Basic E:\>git config --get http.proxy http://C770817:orbxorbx@proxyserver.ch.winterthur.com:8080 then E: > git clone git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/jgit.git fails with timeout. Josef ----