Ideally, we should aim at a 'fix' that can be included in the distribution. I am going to look at what communication goes on between the proxy server and a working browser by monitoring the traffic. From what i understand, the proxy needs to be told first to set up a secure connection with the web site, and only then do you pass the url to the proxy.
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