Stefan Seelmann created DIRSTUDIO-1272:
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Summary: Remove Network Connections preferences page (socks proxy
settings)
Key: DIRSTUDIO-1272
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSTUDIO-1272
Project: Directory Studio
Issue Type: Task
Components: studio-rcp
Affects Versions: 2.0.0-M16
Reporter: Stefan Seelmann
Assignee: Stefan Seelmann
Fix For: 2.0.0-M17
We have several bug reports [1][2][3] that SOCKS proxy settings don't
work, however there is a preference page [4] in Studio which gives the
impression it's supported.
That preference page is provided by Eclipse. What is does is to set Java
system properties [5]. There are known limitations, e.g. socks
authentication and proxy bypass don't work [6]. There is no additional
code in Studio to support proxies, and also zero tests.
In the past with JNDI the basic settings of a SOCKS proxy worked because
it is handled by Java old blocking IO.
However after the JNDI removal we only support the LDAP API which uses
Mina and new IO where those system properties don't work [7].
I'd suggest to remove that preference page and related documentation
because its presence gives users the impression it would work.
[1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSTUDIO-501
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSTUDIO-846
[3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSTUDIO-1269
[4]
https://nightlies.apache.org/directory/studio/2.0.0.v20210213-M16/userguide/apache_directory_studio/network_connections.html
[5]
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/doc-files/net-properties.html
[6] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=291717
[7] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8199457
Discussion one the mailing list:
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4b0474a838a71428e3a624e3a52a55358a01fe72c9cb23ac23a0e30%40%3Cdev.directory.apache.org%3E
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