npm ERR! network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND

Question

I am getting npm ERR! network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND error while trying to install any package using NPM. I know there are numerous threads on the same issue but

Answer 1

I had incorrectly typed in the address as

http://addressOfProxy.8080

instead of

http://addressOfProxy:8080  

(Notice the colon before the port number 8080.)