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 :| Jason -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
