Please be aware that a fully functional solution should also integrate with ntlmaps or cntlm settings, and Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) settings in that: - proxy setting is a problem for those frequently switching location - in the great majority of these cases one of the two environment (work) is dominated by MS stuff, and especially proxy ISA server; in these cases a dedicated, intermediate proxy is needed, usually on localhost itself - the most flexible tool currently is the PAC file (javascript) mechanism, but it does not intercept "wget" calls from synaptic or apt, I believe
A 360° solution should include, in my opinion, if possible 1) proxy setup for www-like callers (browsers, ftp, ...) which go to the proxy directly 2) separate proxy setup for ISA-proxy unable applications (apt/dpkg/synaptic/update-manager...) through cntlm or ntlmaps 3) secure authentication for both (don't store passwords, but rather hashes (cntlm has it); or even, ask password to the user at the beginning of the session, or at first usage) 4) (optional) disable cntlm after having done with synaptic or update-manager job 5) all the above based on named "location" management, triggered by IP detection or other PAC mechanisms (think of IsResolvable()) Hope it is useful Thank you very much -- system-wide proxy does not apply to synaptic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290313 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
