Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server
* Brian May (bam@debian.org) [030831 01:35]:
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 10:30:31AM +0200, Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a wrote:
> > All of these, IIRC, provide means to run user-defined scripts for
> > autoconfiguration. Setting up the proxy server might be just a manner of
> > setting up the http_proxy environment variable depending on your location
> > (although some browsers might not use it).
> No, setting http_proxy wont work unless youo log out and back in again,
> or at least close all your terminal sessions.
>
> It won't work for programs like Mozilla.
But it would be cool if this information is stored in "the proper
place" and we patch applications like mozilla that they have a
config-option to use this information. But that's probably a
post-sarge thing.
Cheers,
Andi
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