[WEB4LIB] Script to configure browser for proxy?

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Hi,

I'm using something called 'transparent proxying'. This is done by a Linux
machine acting as proxy server (with Squid), firewall and DHCP server (well,
among a lot other services). Basically, the clients have an assigned IP
address and configuration (thanks to DHCPD) and using firewall rules we say
"all packets going to port 80 (of any network) will bi redirected to
server's port 3128 (Squid's)".

This configuration on the server save us a lot of time configurating the
client machines to access the web though our proxy server.

Best regards,

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  Nuno Mendes
  Technical Director

  Gil e Pedro, Lda.
  Consultants in Technical Information Systems

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  Tel.: +351 21 413 92 11 or 10
  Fax: +351 21 413 92 12
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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Alicia Abramson
Sent: Terça-feira, 4 de Abril de 2000 19:47
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Script to configure browser for proxy?


Has anyone configured a script to help users configure their Web browsers
for a proxy server?  It would be so much easier if we could automate this
part of the process of using a proxy server since so many users have
difficulty with this--even with detailed instructions.  The most common
error seems to be mis-typing the URL--with the wide range of computer
skills out there, many people don't think to copy and paste the URL from
our instructions page (or can't), and use ';' instead of ':' or just spell
something wrong.

Ideally, someone could "click here" to set up their browser and,
presto-chango, it would be done!

Has anybody figured out an better way than just providing instructions and
a troubleshooting form? FYI, we use an automatic proxy configuration script.


Thanks.

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Alicia Abramson
Director, Library Information Systems
University Library
California State University, Sacramento
abramson at csus.edu
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