[vlc] Fw: Update Error

[Peter Hillier-Brook]

Jean-Baptiste Kempf wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 07:04:39PM +0000, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote :
> 
>> [cut]
>>> Dear Sirs,
>>> 
>>> I recently installed verion 0.9.8a on Vista Ultimate.
>>> 
>>> I have not used it much yet, but have noticed a small problem.
>>> 
>>> When  I click "Check for Updates", I receive following error
>>> message: "An error occurred while checking for updates".
>> This generally happens when the attempted update is blocked by your
>>  firewall. It is extremely unlikely to be a VLC problem.
> 
> Unfortunately, I am quite sure that VLC > 0.9.6 cannot update on 
> Windows....

You're absolutely correct. My knee-jerk reaction, based on a varied 
experience of firewall blocking, was erroneous and I hereby apologise.

Peter HB