[Bug 232469] Re: wget does not use network proxy in some cases

[gpk]

Well, it still doesn't work in karmic, despite all the discussion of
whose problem it is.    Flashplugin-nonfree still does this:

Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1) ...
Downloading...
--2009-12-13 12:39:09--  http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.0.42.34.orig.tar.gz
Resolving archive.canonical.com... 91.189.90.142
Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.90.142|:80... failed: Connection timed out.
Retrying.

And /etc/apt/apt.conf contains this:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://192.168.2.1:8113/";

Look, suppose the problem is "really" wget's problem.   OK?   Then why
can't flashplugin-nonfree solve this mess by simply passing a "-p" flag
to wget?   Then, when (and if) the wget people get off their collective
a***es (Hah, British!) it will continue to work, and the '-p' flag could
eventually be removed.

Not my problem... it's their problem...   sheesh!

There is a well-known idea in designing network protocols: anything you
produce should adhere strictly to the standard, but you should accept
small unambiguous deviations from the standard.   The same should apply
to packages.   They should do the right thing, but not necessarily
depend on other packages being perfect.

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wget does not use network proxy in some cases
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232469
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