Bug#36691: marked as done (apt allows no proxies.)
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 18:29:39 -0500
From: Austin Brower <bobman@psouth.net>
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Subject: apt allows no proxies.
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Version: 0.1.9 for i386 compiled on Nov 5 1998 17:50:0
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apt allows no way to configure a HTTP and/or FTP proxy, therefore limiting it's use to those outside a firewall.
Suggestion: Use either the HTTP_proxy or FTP_proxy environment variables to discover proxy settings or allow them to be placed on the command line.
I'm using slink (upgraded to from hamm), Linux web 2.0.34 #2 Thu Jul 9 10:57:48 EST 1998 i586 unknown
Thanks for your time,
Austin Brower
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