On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Andreas Tille wrote: > When I wrote, that the proxy variables were ignored just my description > was wrong. May be they are used but they are used in an other way > than if I use settings in /etc/apt/apt.conf. While trying several different > proxy-settings (sorry, don't remember) there, I got explicitely the > message that the proxy is contacted. Using just the environment
Nope, they are 100% identical. The only way it could not work is if you were not actually exporting the variable, or were typing something wrong. > the time is always the same when updating package list (also doing this > several times on the same box - at least this could be cached even > without using a proxy - is this worth a wishlist-bug?) or when obtaining It is cached - only environmental problems can defeat the cache - these invariably boil down to defective servers, transparent proxies, or *something* like that. Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]