Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:09:03 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-bugs-local@be-well.no-ip.com> Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: misc/64111: libfetch does not use the FTP_PROXY and HTTP_PROXY vars as documented Message-ID: <20040317130903.GC74358@ip.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <44n06fws70.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <200403171210.i2HCAKhu099875@freefall.freebsd.org> <44n06fws70.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 07:53:23AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@cell.sick.ru> writes: > > > I'm very sorry! The above statement is correct. But I think there should be > > explicitly said that HTTP_PROXY is used for ftp in absence of FTP_PROXY. > > > > Like this: > > > > If HTTP_PROXY variable is defined and FTP_PROXY is not, > > http proxy is used. To avoid this behavior, one should > > set FTP_PROXY to an empty string. In this case no proxy > > will be used for FTP requests, even if the HTTP_PROXY > > variable is set. > > What about: > > HTTP_PROXY URL of the proxy to use for HTTP requests. The docu- > ment part is ignored. Only HTTP proxies are sup- > ported for HTTP requests. If no port number is spec- > ified, the default is 3128. > > Note that this proxy will also be used for FTP docu- > ments, unless the FTP_PROXY variable is set. > > How does that not cover it? > It's hard to find it when you read about FTP_PROXY. Lazy readers tend not to read through the entire manpage. Gleb will provide patches for the manpage, given my suggestions, and I will commit them. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov FreeBSD committer ru@FreeBSD.org [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAWE3vUkv4P6juNwoRAqlYAJ4w25g8GVPL/Yfazx6KZFicCjLsbACfdQ1X QTiFBUnut4CGLsX72TmGk3E= =Zuh+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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