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Title: Using a proxy server with Lynx, Arena and Wget

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Using a proxy server with Lynx, Arena and Wget

Question:

How do I use a proxy server with lynx, arena and wget?

Solution:

You need to set some shell variables for using a proxy server. If your proxy server is proxy.provider.de and uses port "3128", then you have to set the following variables (this code can be executed within bash)

        export http_proxy=http://proxy.provider.de:3128/
        export ftp_proxy=http://proxy.provider.de:3128/
        export gopher_proxy=http://proxy.provider.de:3128/

Some programs (notably lynx) do also look for the variable "no_proxy". You can use this to directly connect to specific hosts or complete (sub-)domains without using the proxy.

        export no_proxy='www.me.de, do.main, localhost'

Keywords: PROXY, LYNX, ARENA, WGET, WWW

Categories: Internet , Applications , X Applications

Feedback welcome: Send Mail to Klaus.Franken@suse.de (Please give the following subject: SDB-lynx_proxy)

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