Lets Go Canes said: > Hi all. > > > --- William Hooper <whooperhsd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Works for me. Perhaps you can give us an example of what you are >> trying and what errors you get. > > Sure. Here's an example trying apt, yum, and up2date: > > > # export http_proxy=http://fqdn.com:nnnn [proper proxy, username, ] > # export proxy_username=username [ and password set ] > # export proxy_passwd=password Try using: export http_proxy=http://username:password@xxxxxxxx:nnnn [snip] > Note the 407s, and the following from the bugzilla thread: [snip] I've read the bugzilla entry (I believe I'm on the CC: list for it). Mr. Bonds is incorrect. As I said, I do it all the time. -- William Hooper