Re: Global Proxy Settings

[Sander Vesik <Sander Vesik Sun COM>]

On 29 Dec 2001, James M. Cape wrote:

> Ok, this layering, is this an adequate map:
> 
> [Local] -> [SOCKS] -> [HTTP] -> *Internet*
> 
> Could it also be:
> 
> [Local] -> [HTTP] -> [SOCKS] -> *Internet*
> 

Yes - and no , not on the user side. Only if you are running say a proxy
server that uses socks to connect to the internetB

> I'm redoing the configurator & the keys per your suggestions, the status
> seem to end up with something akin to:
> 
> http://jimbob.myip.org/software/proxy_settings.txt
> 
> Also, reading through other messages, I see that at least password is
> considered depreciated/illegal? Should I keep this setting anyways, or
> should I remove it? Also, should I keep username or ditch it in favor of
> apps doing a g_get_user_name() call?
> 
>     Jim Cape
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