From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Benjamin Riefenstahl Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: ange-ftp vs. $ftp_proxy Date: 17 Jan 2003 18:21:52 +0100 Organization: None Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1042826257 4009 80.91.224.249 (17 Jan 2003 17:57:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:57:37 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18ZakI-000126-00 for ; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:57:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18ZagV-0000j9-02 for gnu-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:53:39 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18ZagJ-0000ii-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:53:27 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18ZagI-0000iD-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:53:26 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18ZagH-0000i1-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:53:25 -0500 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18ZagH-00012t-04 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:53:25 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18Zafi-0000UP-00 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:52:50 -0500 Original-Received: from trinity.ranger.supernews.net ([216.168.1.22] helo=trinity.supernews.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18Zafh-0000UJ-00 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:52:50 -0500 Original-Received: from pa-01.ranger.supernews.net ([216.168.1.34] helo=pa-01.supernews.net) by trinity.supernews.net with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18Zafh-000IHF-00 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:52:49 +0000 Original-Received: (from news@localhost) by pa-01.supernews.net (8.12.6/8.12.5/Submit) id h0HHqnmw018506 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:52:49 GMT (envelope-from nntp-bounce@supernews.net) Original-To: gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu Original-Path: news.supernews.com!cicero.benny.turtle-trading.net!nobody Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 27 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:4235 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:4235 Hi Dan, Dan Jacobson writes: > ftp_proxy. Please mention how one can or cannot have ange-ftp use > this. Ange-ftp cannot use this. > (getenv "ftp_proxy") for me gives "http://localhost:8080/", > i.e. wwwoffle. That's an FTP-to-HTTP gateway. Ange-ftp doesn't do HTTP, only FTP. > Why not "modernize" ange-ftp to use the ftp_proxy env variable if it > finds it non empty? e.g. would wget or lynx be so oblivious? No. Wget and lynx are primarily HTTP clients, although they will do FTP if necessary. For ange-ftp you would need a real FTP-to-FTP proxy. For HTTP you can look at W3 or emacs-w3m. Hope this helps, benny