Escaping @ in apt.conf

["Cassiano Leal" <cassianoleal@gmail.com>]

Hi list!

Is it possible to escape an "@" in apt.conf?

I have a file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/60proxy with the syntax to use apt
through a proxy:

ACQUIRE {
http::proxy "http://username:password@proxy.server.com:3128/";
}

but since my password has an @ in it, aptitude thinks that the server
address starts right after this @. Say this is the real thing:

http::proxy "http://username:passw@rd@proxy.server.com:3128/";

I get an error saying that it could not resolve the hostname
@rd@proxy.server.com !

Is there a way to escape the @ in the password?

Thanks a lot,
Cassiano Leal