On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:02:27 +1300, Cameron Kerr wrote:

> Claire <angry_gurl@where_the_hell_is_my_makeup.net> wrote:
>> Hi I'm looking for info on using a proxy in linux, I've checked google
>> and yahoo and have only found info on setting up linux as a proxy
>> server.
>
> What kind of proxy do you have in mind?
>
> A www/ftp proxy? (like squid?)
>
> Or an IP (socks) proxy?
>
> If its a www proxy, then you just need to configure it in the browser you
> are using. There is no global configuration file for it, although some
> applications (non-GUI ones usually) respect http_proxy, ftp_proxy, and
> no_proxy environment variables.

thanks for the info but it is an IP proxy I need to connect to