Created attachment 51565 [details] Snapshot showing the message Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.5.1) OS: Linux Whenever I try to use the GHNS(Get Hot New Stuff) from any supported application, either the GHNS dialog box doesn't respond or it gives the message in the status bar - "Loading of providers from file http://download.kde.org/ocs/providers.xml failed" Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Open any GHNS supported application. For example, System settings -> Workspace Appearance -> Desktop Theme -> Get New Themes... Actual Results: Message in the Status Bar - "Loading of providers from file http://download.kde.org/ocs/providers.xml failed" Expected Results: It should have retrieved the list of new desktop themes from the Internet as it used to do till I had kde 4.4 - It doesn't produce any result. - Gives the Message - "Loading of providers from file http://download.kde.org/ocs/providers.xml failed"
What happens if you paste that URL into Konqueror?
(In reply to comment #1) > What happens if you paste that URL into Konqueror? Well, I tried as you said. I pasted the URL into Konqueror. It gives the message. opendesktop https://api.opendesktop.org/v1/ openDesktop.org https://opendesktop.org/terms/ https://opendesktop.org/usermanager/new.php
Are you behind a proxy server? It could be a duplicate of bug 228597.
(In reply to comment #3) > Are you behind a proxy server? It could be a duplicate of bug 228597. Well, I apologize. The problem was on my side. Now its working fine. Thanks