Since this bug affects a variety of programs, (Pidgin, Firefox, and Thunderbid), it would seem to be a problem with Ubuntu's implementation of system wide proxy settings, not the individual programs.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876708 Title: Firefox and Thunderbird not using proxy system settings in oneiric Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I set-up the proxy config via system-configuration->network->proxy But if I leave the option "use system settings" in firefox or thunderbird they do not detect the system settings In 11.04 it worked just fine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/876708/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
