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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 10:29:25 -0400
To: Borsenkow Andrej <Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru>,
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From: "David A. Cobb" <superbiskit AT home DOT com>
Subject: RE: setup question
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At 8/24/01 12:02 PM (Friday), Borsenkow Andrej wrote:
> >
> > Is there a reason (other than "nobody coded it yet") why setup
>remembers
> > everything /except/ the answer to "direct connection/IE5
>Settings/proxy
> > ---"?
>
>It is not easy currently. Setup "remembers" settings in cygwin
>namespace. But when selecting network type cygwin directory is not yet
>known. Besides, you cannot find it out at this stage because you do not
>know if it is system or user mount. Moving cygwin directory before
>network connection selection creates silly case - you do not need cygwin
>directory when just downloading packages.

I see.  Yet the network type dialog is *after* the determination of 
installation directory and installation type, it's the last dialog before 
accessing the network for the mirrors list.  This is _not_ the "Install 
from Internet/Download/Install from Local" choice,  which BTW appears to 
/be/ remembered.   So the relevant registry namespace has been determined.

 > and I prefer to use that.  Of course, this assumes that using "IE5
> > Settings" will check the script, which is not proven.
> >
>
>It is. It definitely works using autoproxy script.

Very good.

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