Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:25:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Joji <joji@eskimo.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/43899: incorrect info in man page for fetch (8) regarding http_proxy and HTTP_PROXY_AUTH Message-ID: <200210102125.g9ALP2Kx055364@www.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 43899 >Category: docs >Synopsis: incorrect info in man page for fetch (8) regarding http_proxy and HTTP_PROXY_AUTH >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Oct 10 14:30:00 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joji >Release: 4.6.2 >Organization: none >Environment: I don't have access to the machine right now. But the env. is as follows: dell i8200 laptop running FreeBSD 4.6.2 >Description: If you are sitting behing a proxy that requires authentication, then the directions in the man page of fetch (8) does not work. I tried setting http_proxy (and HTTP_PROXY) and HTTP_PROXY_AUTH. I wanted to install something from the ports directory. Eventually I tried the following and I was able to install from the ports tree: export http_proxy=http://username:password@server.domain:port with appropriate substitutions and then things worked. >How-To-Repeat: If you are behind a proxy, do the following: cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp make will fail. Even if you set http_proxy and HTTP_PROXY_AUTH as described in the man page for fetch (8) >Fix: The man page should say: export http_proxy=http://username:password@server.domain:port >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the messagehelp
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