From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Oct 10 14:30: 3 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15E5E37B401 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:30:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F37443ECD for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:30:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g9ALU1Co062535 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:30:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g9ALU1I5062534; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:30:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6F1137B401 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:25:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6418043EB1 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:25:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g9ALP27R055365 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:25:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g9ALP2Kx055364; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:25:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200210102125.g9ALP2Kx055364@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:25:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Joji To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: docs/43899: incorrect info in man page for fetch (8) regarding http_proxy and HTTP_PROXY_AUTH Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >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 message