Setting up a Proxy Server for Lynx, Arena, and Wget

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Situation:

You want to use a proxy server with lynx, arena, and wget

Solution:

Some shell variables must be previously set: If your proxy server is e.g. proxy.provider.de and the port "3128", then you have to set the following variables before starting the WWW program (example for 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 (e.g. lynx) also search for the variable "no_proxy". This option establishes a direct connection 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

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