136661 - Proxy: (manual) port==0 should make direct connection.

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Networking, defect)

Description

[benc]

Drift from bug 54804:

------- Additional Comment #24 From Robert Hershberger 2001-11-10 02:57 -------

I have build 2001110803 loaded on a Win98 plateform (I know stop groaning
and/or laughing), and have experienced one problem with proxy setup.  I was
using Netscape 4 previously and migrated a profile from there.  All the proxy
settings where correctly replicated, except http & socks, both of which had port
settings of zero (0).  Not a terrible problem for me, but a normal Joe might run
into one.
  The effect of no port setting emulated a DNS request failure, the error was
something to the effect of "Unable to resolve www.mozilla.org."  And having seen
this problem in the past I checked that my proxy server was running correctly
first (I pointed Netscape at www.mozilla.org).  Once I knew the proxy was
working it was a short jump to finding the incorrect settings.  Thanks for your
time.  RTH

Contributor never opened bug or answered, so the migration aspects can't be
addressed.

However, we should test for port==0 and make sure general behavior is correct.

The "error is confusing when using proxy" is bug 56629.

Comment 1

[benc]

RESOLVED/WFM: mozilla 1.1, Mac OS X, Win 98

Comment 2

[benc]

V/wfm.

We probably should have made it simply error correctly when we had the chance.