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"Klaus Gena" <klausgena@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I am entirely new to emacs and would like to use gnus, erc or w3 but I do
> not know how to configure emacs to
> establish an internet connection. My computer is behind a proxy with
> user/password prompt.
>
> Is there a way to figure this out?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> Klaus Gena
>

If you are using a SOCKS proxy, try "the tsocks" wrapper (GOOGLE: tsocks).
But if the proxy is for HTTP only, I am afraid you can't use it for gnus
& erc.

cheers,
poppyer

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