Proxy server policy [was Re: gated]
On Sat, Dec 06, 1997 at 02:26:26PM -0600, tdale@okstate.edu wrote:
> On 6 Dec, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> >
> > Dirk> wget works for me behind a firewall at work. All it needs are the
> > Dirk> http_proxy and ftp_proxy environment variables pointing the correct
> > Dirk> proxy server.
> >
> > Manoj> Would the installer script know how to set these variables?
> >
> > Does it have to ? They are exported from ~/.profile.
>
> Everyone in the worlds ~/.profile. Anyone who is going to need gated
> (or even know of its existance) will have no problem finding it at an
> ftp site listed in /usr/doc/gated (or something). Why make the package
> to complicated.
This is one area where Windows has got a far better solution that Unix. I'm
sure it's for technical regions, but I have at least ten different areas in
which I set proxy servers and I'm fed up with it.
We should have a standard place for these things - say:
/etc/proxies
------------
http="http://www.proxy.company.com:80";
ftp="ftp://ftpproxy.firewall.com";
How about making this policy. I realise that most upstream packages will be
harder to convert, but someone has to make a start. At least all debian
originated packages can be made to use this.
Thanks
Adrian
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