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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net>
To: "'Mark W Young'" <mark_young AT uk DOT ibm DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: setup v2.249.2.2 doesn't remember "Your Internet Connection" settings
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 21:23:21 +1000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Mark W Young
> Sent: Friday, 14 June 2002 8:25 PM

> Hi,
> 
> I've read that this is the correct place to make suggestions for
> improvements. I'd like to suggest that cygwin's setup.exe 
> program remember
> the past settings of the "Select Your Internet Connection" 
> popup dialog
> box. The dialog box allows you to choose between "Direct 
> Connection", "Use
> IE5 Settings" and "Use HTTP/FTP Proxy".  Currently, and for 
> all previous
> versions of setup.exe that I've witnessed, this dialog box 
> always defaults
> to "Direct Connection" regardless of your previous choice.
> 
> Please let me know if this is the correct method to make such 
> a suggestion
> and perhaps whether the change will be made.

It is the correct method. Such behaviour is already in the TODO list.
When someone gets around to submitting a patch for it, it will get done.

Rob


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