Cannot download software updates

For quite some time now, I have not been able to download software and/or updates from various websites. For example, I have just tried to download Firefox from the Mozilla website. When I click on the hotlink, it circles back to the main page without downloading anything. I have reset my Safari browser (as well as IE 5.2 - it happens with both) to download to the desktop, with no success.
When I hold the CTRL key down and force it to save to disk, I do get an icon, but when I click it I get nothing but a modified, text only version of the download web page.
I have run disk repair and restarted the machine, but the problem still exists.
I have experienced this problem with trying to download Firefox, iPod updates, Windows Media Player updates, and some other third-party software programs.
Can someone tell me what I'm missing?
iMac G3   Mac OS X (10.2.x)   600 mHz, 256 RAM

Questions...
1) Have you found any sites that do work?
2) Are you using a proxy server at all? If so, have
you tried it without going through the proxy server?
3) Can you get files via FTP?
~FifthWheel
Thanks so much for getting back to me.
1 - No. As a matter of fact, in response to your question #3 I tried to download an FTP app and ran into the exact same problem. I click the hotlink to download the software, and I loop back to the original screen with no other action.
2 - I don't think I'm using a proxy server (forgive my ignorance - I'm feeling my way through this). Under my network system preferences, I am using Passive FTP mode, with no proxy servers listed in the other windows.
3 - I never used an FTP app before. As I mention in item #1, I'm not able to get one at this point. Ironic, eh?
Let me know if you have any more thoughts or ideas. Thanks!
John
iMac G3   Mac OS X (10.2.x)   600 mHz, 256 RAM

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