In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 04:12:02PM +0800, Toby Oldham wrote: > I liked it in the old days when I could configure the proxies > manually, but the times they're always a' changing. :)
This is only approximately true in very complex circumstances. While autoconfiguration is maximally convenient for administrators, and can provide end-users with various optimisations, you can nevertheless configure your own proxies by inspecting the autoconfiguration file manually (assuming you have administrative privileges for your computer/browser, that is).
