Closed Bug 368194 Opened 18 years ago Closed 16 years ago

Proxy autodetection should be on by default

Categories

(Core :: Networking: HTTP, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
Networking: HTTP
Platform:
x86
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 310331
Milestone:
Future

People

(Reporter: kontakt, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; de; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20060601 Firefox/2.0.0.1 (Ubuntu-edgy)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; de; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20060601 Firefox/2.0.0.1 (Ubuntu-edgy)

When I install firefox (or when it's bundled with a distro) the proxy autodetection should be on by default. This doesn't hurt users who don't have a proxy, but is more simple for those who use one.
This applies to all platforms IMHO.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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3.
Moving to Core:Networking:HTTP.
Component: General → Networking: HTTP
Product: Firefox → Core
Target Milestone: --- → Future
Version: unspecified → Trunk
QA Contact: general → networking.http
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
v/dupe.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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