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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY socks-kcontrol SYSTEM "socks.docbook">
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
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]>
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<article lang="&language;">
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<articleinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>&Krishna.Tateneni; &Krishna.Tateneni.mail;</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<date>2002-02-11</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword>proxy</keyword>
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<keyword>proxies</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</articleinfo>
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<sect1 id="proxies">
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<title>Proxies</title>
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<sect2 id="proxies-intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>Proxies are programs running on a computer that acts a server on
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the network you are connected to (whether by modem or other
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means). These programs receive &HTTP; and &FTP; requests, retrieve the
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relevant files from the internet, and pass them on to the client
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computer that made the requests.</para>
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<para>When you have configured a proxy, &HTTP; and/or &FTP; requests
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are re-routed through the computer that is acting as a proxy server.
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However, you can also select specific hosts which should be contacted
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directly, rather than through the proxy server. If you are on a local
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network, for example, access to local hosts probably doesn't need to
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go through a proxy server.</para>
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<para>You should only need to configure a proxy server if your network
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administrator requires it (if you are a dial-up user, that would be
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your internet service provider or <acronym>ISP</acronym>). Otherwise,
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especially if you are feeling a bit confused about this proxy
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business, but everything seems to be fine with your internet
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connection, you don't need to change anything.</para>
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<para>Please note that using proxy servers is optional, but has the
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benefit or advantage of giving you faster access to data on the
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internet.</para>
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<para>If you are uncertain whether or not you need to use a proxy
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server to connect to the internet, please consult with your internet
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service provider's setup guide or your system administrator.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="proxies-use">
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<title>Use</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Connect to the Internet directly</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select this option if you do <emphasis>not</emphasis> want to use a proxy server.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>If you have decided to use a proxy, you have several methods to
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configure the settings for it.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Automatically detected script file</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select this option if you want the proxy setup configuration
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script file to be automatically detected and downloaded.</para>
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<para>This option only differs from the next choice in that it
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<emphasis>does not</emphasis> require you to supply the location of
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the configuration script file. Instead, it will be automatically
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downloaded using <quote>Web Access Protocol Discovery</quote>
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(<acronym>WAPD</acronym>).</para>
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<note><para>If you have a problem using this setup, please consult the
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<acronym>FAQ</acronym> section at <ulink
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url="http://www.konqueror.org">http://www.konqueror.org</ulink> for
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more information.</para></note>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Specified script file</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select this option if your proxy support is provided through a
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script file located at a specific address. You can then enter the
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address in the location text box, or use the <guiicon>folder</guiicon>
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icon to browse to it.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Preset environment variables</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Some systems are setup with $<envar>HTTP_PROXY</envar> to allow
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graphical as well as non-graphical applications to share the same
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proxy configuration information.</para>
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<para>If you know this applies to you, select this option and click on
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the <guibutton>Setup...</guibutton> button to provide the environment
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variable names used to set the address of the proxy server(s).</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Manually specified settings</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Select this option, and click on the
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<guibutton>Setup...</guibutton> to manually setup the location of the
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proxy servers to be used.</para>
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<para>If you choose this option, another dialog will pop up.</para>
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<para>The complete addressing information for the proxy includes both
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the internet address and a port number. You should enter these into
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the relevant text boxes. The <guiicon>arrow</guiicon> button copies
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the information from the <guilabel>HTTP</guilabel> line to the
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<guilabel>FTP</guilabel> line, in order to help save some
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typing.</para>
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<para>If there are hosts which you can connect to without going
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through the proxy server, you can press <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to
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add the names of these hosts, separated by in the text box labeled
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<guilabel>No Proxy For:</guilabel>. For example, hosts that are on
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your local network can probably be contacted directly.</para>
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<para>You can also choose <guilabel>Only use proxy for entries in this
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list</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>Check this box to reverse the use of the exception list, &ie;
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the proxy servers will only be used when the requested &URL; matches
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one of the addresses listed here.</para>
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<para>This features is useful if all you need is a proxy to access a
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few specific sites, for example, an internal intranet. If you have
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more complex requirements you might want to use a configuration
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script.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="authorization">
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<title><guilabel>Authorization</guilabel></title>
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<para>Here you can choose between two types of authentication, if your
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proxy requires it. You can have <guilabel>Prompt as
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needed</guilabel>, the default, in which case &konqueror; will only
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ask for a username or password if it needs to.</para>
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<para>The other option is <guilabel>Use automatic login</guilabel>.
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Select this option if you have already set up a login entry for your
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proxy server in the
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<filename>$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/config/kionetrc</filename>
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file.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="options">
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<title><guilabel>Options</guilabel></title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Use persistent connections to proxy</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Use persistent connection to your proxy server. Keeps connection to proxy open, helps lower bandwidth/speed up connection. Enabling this option will require the proxy server's cooperation, if the proxy server does not support this, it will bring your internet to a stop.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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&socks-kcontrol;
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</sect1>
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</article>
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