Re: Proxy server policy [was Re: gated]
On Sun, Dec 07, 1997 at 02:09:57PM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>
> On Sun, 7 Dec 1997, Adrian Bridgett wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> If you are going to do this then someone is going to have to decide on a
> format for that file. There are many different kinds of proxies out there
> :|
Hmm - I don't really know much about this - other than some ask for username
and password. Do you know what sort of thing we should have to support the
full range?
Thanks
Adrian
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