Network settings: Proxy
Proxy servers
A proxy server is a special server, that acts as a gateway between your
computer and the Internet. Instead of having to establish a connection
to a server possibly on the other end of the world, a browser only connects
to the proxy. The proxy server has a cache of the most popular pages, so
there is a chance the page you requested is already there. If not, the
proxy server retrieves the document for you. This will decrease the traffic
on the network, thus speeding up websurfing.
Sometimes, the proxy server is the only way to connect to your
provider, thereby acting as a firewall.
Configuring a proxy
First, choose the protocol you want to define the proxy for. Use the
chooser for this, it has 4 options:
Then type in the address of the proxy in the proxy field. Make sure
it is in one of these two forms:
http://proxy.foo.bar
http://proxy.foo.bar:8080
where the name and port number may differ, of course.
If the address doesn't start with "http://",
AWeb will prepend this to the address.
Limited proxy usage
Some proxies can't handle submitting forms with METHOD=POST, or
authorized pages correctly. If you have
problems with such pages, try selecting this checkbox. It makes AWeb handle
these pages directly, without going through the proxy.
No proxy for these sites
If this list contains site names (also known as locations or
host names), then documents and images from these sites will never
be retrieved through the proxy.
Use the Add button to add a new entry, and the Del button to
delete the currently selected entry. Double-click on an entry to edit
the name in place.
You may type simple host names, or use pattern matching. If a string contains
pattern matching characters, it's matched against the full url, not only the
host name. This enables you to selectively use the proxy for files from a
server.
Programs
Settings requesters
Cache