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Date:	Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:53:01 +0300
From:	Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru>
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Subject:	Re: setup.exe : proxy auto-configuration script without IE ?
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Greetings, Jérôme Bouat!

>>     If you can't access the internet, how would you download anything
>> to your system?

> My organisation forbids the use of IE. The corporate web browser is Firefox.

Doesn't change the fact proxy settings are available in control panel.

>> What makes you think it is using
>> IE's cache?

> I just performed this simple test :
> 1. clear the IE disk cache
> 2. use Setup.exe in order to update cygwin through the "IE proxy settings"
> 3. look at the temporary Internet files and the cygwin downloaded packages directory

> You will see your "tar.xz" packages in both files trees.

Then your system does something nasty.


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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Saturday, October 1, 2016 11:52:02

Sorry for my terrible english...

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