On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 11:31:37PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote: > I do think we ought to attempt autodetection for this. As long as a > means exists for preseeders and expert installs to specify one anyway > (for optional caching proxies), autodetecting by default seems like a > good idea, to eliminate one of the more highly technical questions in > the install.
Just how would you autodetect if a proxy should be used? You can detect if internet access works without one perhaps, but that doesn't mean a proxy isn't desired. I have actually encountered a network where the firewall allowed access to one debian mirror without going through the proxy, but security required going through a proxy. Good luck detecting that mess correctly. -- Len Sorensen
