Re: [dhcwg] ID on Proxy Server Configuration using DHCP

Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU> Wed, 05 November 2003 10:05 UTC

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From: Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU>
To: SENTHIL KUMAR BALASUBRAMANIAN <ksenthil@india.hp.com>
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Subject: Re: [dhcwg] ID on Proxy Server Configuration using DHCP
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This is the kind of option that has been needed for ages.

I'd be interested in knowing if it is likely that any clients
(browsers in particular) are likely to support it, or what would
be needed for them to support it - the option will be useless if
it isn't used.

I'll leave the DHCP details for someone more expert in DHCP than I
to comment on - though my impression is that most proxy
configuration is done using a URL format, and I'd wonder if perhaps
the config that is wanted for a proxy shouldn't be a URL, rather
than a binary address & port number.

kre


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