[Bug 78098] Re: http_proxy defined incorrectly

[Alex Mauer]

Yes, I did.  8080 was the default value; I assumed it would be ignored
if the host was left blank.  Further, using gconf-editor's "unset key"
action on /system/http_proxy/port sets it back to 8080

Through the applet I cannot completely unset the port.  It gets set to 0
if I blank it out (and the gconf key /system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy
stays set)

So presumably either this applet should be changed to default to 0; or
other things (gnome-session?) should ignore the [other] settings for
http_proxy if the host is blank; or the the applet should unset the key
/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy if the host is blank, and whatever
sets the environment variable should read the key
/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy instead of using
/system/http_proxy/host and /system/http_proxy/port.

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http_proxy defined incorrectly
https://launchpad.net/bugs/78098