> s> It's a bit complex, and requires modifications to every > s> program that uses HTTP, but the modifications are simple, and > s> it would be a nice thing to have. In most HTTP clients would > s> be just adding a call to a function that sets the env vars > s> according to this file... > > s> I don't know much about debconf, but couldn't this variables > s> stored in that database? > > I don't think debconf is appropriate for this task, as every (if my > understanding is correct) each individual package must still be > reconfigured whenever the debconf database changes. > > There discussion on why packages should not use configuration > information stored directly in the debconf database on debian-devel, > last month: have a look at > > http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-devel-0001/msg00095.html > > and > > http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-devel-0001/msg00123.html > > for details.
See my reply to Joey. Anyway we could use debconf just for the initial asking... =)
