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From: "Scott Peshak" <speshak@iastate.edu>
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Subject: Re: ftp proxy.
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I've used the HTTP method to use a proxy for installs with out much
trouble, and I think FTP proxy is just as easy.  Assuming that you
want to use the pkg_* tools:

setenv HTTP_PROXY "http://proxy/"
setenv FTP_PROXY "ftp://proxy/"

Also check out the fetch manpage, it has all the info you'll need.

-Scott