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  Update Failed ... Connection refused ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-06-11 16:08 +0000
    Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-06-11 13:19 -0500
      Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused frg <frgrahl@gmx.net> - 2026-06-11 20:27 +0200
        Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-06-11 14:48 -0500
          Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-06-12 20:12 +0200
            Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-06-12 13:19 -0500
              Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-06-13 19:23 +1000
                Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-06-13 15:41 +0200
            Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused Geoff Welsh <GeeDubya@some.rr.com> - 2026-06-15 09:54 -1000
              Re: Update Failed ... Connection refused R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-06-16 12:50 +0200

#8594 — Update Failed ... Connection refused

Hello,

My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; 
rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build 
identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection 
refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(

https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the update 
server. What about the rest of you?

Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
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#8595

Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
> Hello,
> 
> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64;
> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
> 
> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the update
> server. What about the rest of you?
> 
> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
> 

Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version (2.53.23) ?

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#8596

Hank Rogers wrote:
> Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
>> Hello,
>>
>> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64;
>> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
>> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
>> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
>>
>> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the update
>> server. What about the rest of you?
>>
>> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
>>
> 
> Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version (2.53.23) ?
> 

Update Server problem. The next Beta is done and I hope ewong fixes this then 
too when he configures it.

frg

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#8597

frg wrote on 6/11/2026 1:27 PM:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>> Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64;
>>> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
>>> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
>>> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
>>>
>>> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the update
>>> server. What about the rest of you?
>>>
>>> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
>>>
>>
>> Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version (2.53.23) ?
>>
> 
> Update Server problem. The next Beta is done and I hope ewong fixes this 
> then too when he configures it.
> 
> frg

Thanks.

Seamonkey's update has never worked right for me, or it's been so very 
long I've forgotten it working. I'm not sure why this is, but it doesn't 
really matter because new updates are announced here and other places, 
so I know if it's time to visit seamonkey.org and get the new version.

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#8598

Hank Rogers wrote:
> frg wrote on 6/11/2026 1:27 PM:
>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>> Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64;
>>>> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
>>>> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
>>>> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
>>>>
>>>> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the update
>>>> server. What about the rest of you?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version (2.53.23) ?
>>>
>>
>> Update Server problem. The next Beta is done and I hope ewong fixes 
>> this then too when he configures it.
>>
>> frg
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Seamonkey's update has never worked right for me, or it's been so very 
> long I've forgotten it working. I'm not sure why this is, but it doesn't 
> really matter because new updates are announced here and other places, 
> so I know if it's time to visit seamonkey.org and get the new version.
> 

It stopped working for years, but that got fixed a couple of years back 
and - depending on your settings - the update can happen automatically, 
you can be told that there is an update or nothing happens at all.

That all applies to Windows setups, it's controlled via Preferences > 
Advanced > Software Installtion.  On my Windows machine, I have it set 
to check daily, it then informs me that there's a new level.  There's 
also a "Check for Updates" under Help.

My Linux machines do not have that option, presumably they've been 
compiled that way.  No idea about the Apple world.

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#8599

R Daneel Olivaw wrote on 6/12/2026 1:12 PM:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>> frg wrote on 6/11/2026 1:27 PM:
>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>> Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64;
>>>>> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
>>>>> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
>>>>> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the update
>>>>> server. What about the rest of you?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version 
>>>> (2.53.23) ?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Update Server problem. The next Beta is done and I hope ewong fixes 
>>> this then too when he configures it.
>>>
>>> frg
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Seamonkey's update has never worked right for me, or it's been so very 
>> long I've forgotten it working. I'm not sure why this is, but it 
>> doesn't really matter because new updates are announced here and other 
>> places, so I know if it's time to visit seamonkey.org and get the new 
>> version.
>>
> 
> It stopped working for years, but that got fixed a couple of years back 
> and - depending on your settings - the update can happen automatically, 
> you can be told that there is an update or nothing happens at all.
> 
> That all applies to Windows setups, it's controlled via Preferences > 
> Advanced > Software Installtion.  On my Windows machine, I have it set 
> to check daily, it then informs me that there's a new level.  There's 
> also a "Check for Updates" under Help.
> 
> My Linux machines do not have that option, presumably they've been 
> compiled that way.  No idea about the Apple world.

Yeah, it don't work on my machine.  Maybe it's because seamonkey isn't 
installed on the C: drive.  I've thought about a lot of other things, 
but it's really not worth putting in a lot of effort to track it down.

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#8600

On 13/06/2026 4:19 am, Hank Rogers wrote:
> R Daneel Olivaw wrote on 6/12/2026 1:12 PM:
>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>> frg wrote on 6/11/2026 1:27 PM:
>>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>>> Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64;
>>>>>> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
>>>>>> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
>>>>>> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the 
>>>>>> update
>>>>>> server. What about the rest of you?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version 
>>>>> (2.53.23) ?
>>>>
>>>> Update Server problem. The next Beta is done and I hope ewong fixes 
>>>> this then too when he configures it.
>>>>
>>>> frg
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Seamonkey's update has never worked right for me, or it's been so 
>>> very long I've forgotten it working. I'm not sure why this is, but it 
>>> doesn't really matter because new updates are announced here and 
>>> other places, so I know if it's time to visit seamonkey.org and get 
>>> the new version.
>>
>> It stopped working for years, but that got fixed a couple of years 
>> back and - depending on your settings - the update can happen 
>> automatically, you can be told that there is an update or nothing 
>> happens at all.
>>
>> That all applies to Windows setups, it's controlled via Preferences > 
>> Advanced > Software Installtion.  On my Windows machine, I have it set 
>> to check daily, it then informs me that there's a new level.  There's 
>> also a "Check for Updates" under Help.
>>
>> My Linux machines do not have that option, presumably they've been 
>> compiled that way.  No idea about the Apple world.
> 
> Yeah, it don't work on my machine.  Maybe it's because seamonkey isn't 
> installed on the C: drive.  I've thought about a lot of other things, 
> but it's really not worth putting in a lot of effort to track it down.
> 
My SeaMonkey IS installed on the C: (only windows drive I have a.t.m.) 
and I've just tried Help -> Check for Updates and got an "Update Failed" 
screen. Apparently the 'SeaMonkey could not be updated because 
Connection refused'!
-- 
Daniel70

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#8601

Daniel70 wrote:
> On 13/06/2026 4:19 am, Hank Rogers wrote:
>> R Daneel Olivaw wrote on 6/12/2026 1:12 PM:
>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>> frg wrote on 6/11/2026 1:27 PM:
>>>>> Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>>>> Ant wrote on 6/11/2026 11:08 AM:
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My SM v2.53.23 (User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; 
>>>>>>> x64;
>>>>>>> rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.23 Build
>>>>>>> identifier: 20251124114742) showed me "Update Failed ... Connection
>>>>>>> refused" a few minutes ago, automatically and manually. :(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ was fine. I assume it is the 
>>>>>>> update
>>>>>>> server. What about the rest of you?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you for reading and answering soon. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe it's because you're already running the latest version 
>>>>>> (2.53.23) ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Update Server problem. The next Beta is done and I hope ewong fixes 
>>>>> this then too when he configures it.
>>>>>
>>>>> frg
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Seamonkey's update has never worked right for me, or it's been so 
>>>> very long I've forgotten it working. I'm not sure why this is, but 
>>>> it doesn't really matter because new updates are announced here and 
>>>> other places, so I know if it's time to visit seamonkey.org and get 
>>>> the new version.
>>>
>>> It stopped working for years, but that got fixed a couple of years 
>>> back and - depending on your settings - the update can happen 
>>> automatically, you can be told that there is an update or nothing 
>>> happens at all.
>>>
>>> That all applies to Windows setups, it's controlled via Preferences > 
>>> Advanced > Software Installtion.  On my Windows machine, I have it 
>>> set to check daily, it then informs me that there's a new level.  
>>> There's also a "Check for Updates" under Help.
>>>
>>> My Linux machines do not have that option, presumably they've been 
>>> compiled that way.  No idea about the Apple world.
>>
>> Yeah, it don't work on my machine.  Maybe it's because seamonkey isn't 
>> installed on the C: drive.  I've thought about a lot of other things, 
>> but it's really not worth putting in a lot of effort to track it down.
>>
> My SeaMonkey IS installed on the C: (only windows drive I have a.t.m.) 
> and I've just tried Help -> Check for Updates and got an "Update Failed" 
> screen. Apparently the 'SeaMonkey could not be updated because 
> Connection refused'!

As frg said: Update Server problem.

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#8602

R Daneel Olivaw wrote on 6/12/26 8:12 AM:
> --------
>>
> 
> It stopped working for years, but that got fixed a couple of years back 
> and - depending on your settings - the update can happen automatically, 
> you can be told that there is an update or nothing happens at all.
> 
> That all applies to Windows setups, it's controlled via Preferences > 
> Advanced > Software Installtion.  On my Windows machine, I have it set 
> to check daily, it then informs me that there's a new level.  There's 
> also a "Check for Updates" under Help.
> 
> My Linux machines do not have that option, presumably they've been 
> compiled that way.  No idea about the Apple world.

I have always only ever been on a Mac, but at some point (many moons 
ago)it was recommended to always "update" by downloading the whole new 
version and temporarily hiding the old one, to see if the new one is 
stable/good.

I got so used to that, that I never tried switching back to automatic.

This may leave me a version or two behind, but avoids catastrophe.

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#8603

Geoff Welsh wrote:
> R Daneel Olivaw wrote on 6/12/26 8:12 AM:
>> --------
>>>
>>
>> It stopped working for years, but that got fixed a couple of years 
>> back and - depending on your settings - the update can happen 
>> automatically, you can be told that there is an update or nothing 
>> happens at all.
>>
>> That all applies to Windows setups, it's controlled via Preferences > 
>> Advanced > Software Installtion.  On my Windows machine, I have it set 
>> to check daily, it then informs me that there's a new level.  There's 
>> also a "Check for Updates" under Help.
>>
>> My Linux machines do not have that option, presumably they've been 
>> compiled that way.  No idea about the Apple world.
> 
> I have always only ever been on a Mac, but at some point (many moons 
> ago)it was recommended to always "update" by downloading the whole new 
> version and temporarily hiding the old one, to see if the new one is 
> stable/good.
> 
> I got so used to that, that I never tried switching back to automatic.
> 
> This may leave me a version or two behind, but avoids catastrophe.


My variation of that is to have a test machine, although it is currently 
non-functional after another test left me unable to log on (to the 
machine) and I had to do a major fallback.
I copy my profile(s) to the test machine because it also serves as a 
backup machine, it is six years old now and it normally functions 
adequately if a bit slow.

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