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@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
<!ENTITY socks-kcontrol SYSTEM "socks.docbook">
<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
-<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"
-> <!-- change language only here -->
+<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"> <!-- change language only here -->
]>
<article lang="&language;">
@@ -12,186 +11,93 @@
<authorgroup>
-<author
->&Krishna.Tateneni; &Krishna.Tateneni.mail;</author>
-<othercredit role="translator"
-><firstname
->Jonathan</firstname
-><surname
->Riddell</surname
-><affiliation
-><address
-><email
->kde-en-gb@jriddell.org</email
-></address
-></affiliation
-><contrib
->Conversion to British English</contrib
-></othercredit
->
+<author>&Krishna.Tateneni; &Krishna.Tateneni.mail;</author>
+<othercredit role="translator"><firstname>Jonathan</firstname><surname>Riddell</surname><affiliation><address><email>kde-en-gb@jriddell.org</email></address></affiliation><contrib>Conversion to British English</contrib></othercredit>
</authorgroup>
-<date
->2002-02-11</date>
-<releaseinfo
->3.00.00</releaseinfo>
+<date>2002-02-11</date>
+<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
<keywordset>
-<keyword
->KDE</keyword>
-<keyword
->KControl</keyword>
-<keyword
->proxy</keyword>
-<keyword
->proxies</keyword>
+<keyword>KDE</keyword>
+<keyword>KControl</keyword>
+<keyword>proxy</keyword>
+<keyword>proxies</keyword>
</keywordset>
</articleinfo>
<sect1 id="proxies">
-<title
->Proxies</title>
+<title>Proxies</title>
<sect2 id="proxies-intro">
-<title
->Introduction</title>
+<title>Introduction</title>
-<para
->Proxies are programs running on a computer that acts a server on the network you are connected to (whether by modem or other means). These programs receive &HTTP; and &FTP; requests, retrieve the relevant files from the internet, and pass them on to the client computer that made the requests.</para>
+<para>Proxies are programs running on a computer that acts a server on the network you are connected to (whether by modem or other means). These programs receive &HTTP; and &FTP; requests, retrieve the relevant files from the internet, and pass them on to the client computer that made the requests.</para>
-<para
->When you have configured a proxy, &HTTP; and/or &FTP; requests are re-routed through the computer that is acting as a proxy server. However, you can also select specific hosts which should be contacted directly, rather than through the proxy server. If you are on a local network, for example, access to local hosts probably doesn't need to go through a proxy server.</para>
+<para>When you have configured a proxy, &HTTP; and/or &FTP; requests are re-routed through the computer that is acting as a proxy server. However, you can also select specific hosts which should be contacted directly, rather than through the proxy server. If you are on a local network, for example, access to local hosts probably doesn't need to go through a proxy server.</para>
-<para
->You should only need to configure a proxy server if your network administrator requires it (if you are a dial-up user, that would be your internet service provider or <acronym
->ISP</acronym
->). Otherwise, especially if you are feeling a bit confused about this proxy business, but everything seems to be fine with your internet connection, you don't need to change anything.</para>
+<para>You should only need to configure a proxy server if your network administrator requires it (if you are a dial-up user, that would be your internet service provider or <acronym>ISP</acronym>). Otherwise, especially if you are feeling a bit confused about this proxy business, but everything seems to be fine with your internet connection, you don't need to change anything.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="proxies-use">
-<title
->Use</title>
+<title>Use</title>
-<para
->The first option on the page is a checkbox labelled <guilabel
->Use proxy</guilabel
->.</para>
+<para>The first option on the page is a checkbox labelled <guilabel>Use proxy</guilabel>.</para>
-<para
->Check this box to enable the use of proxy servers for your internet connection.</para>
+<para>Check this box to enable the use of proxy servers for your internet connection.</para>
-<para
->Please note that using proxy servers is optional, but has the benefit or advantage of giving you faster access to data on the internet.</para>
+<para>Please note that using proxy servers is optional, but has the benefit or advantage of giving you faster access to data on the internet.</para>
-<para
->If you are uncertain whether or not you need to use a proxy server to connect to the internet, please consult with your internet service provider's setup guide or your system administrator.</para>
+<para>If you are uncertain whether or not you need to use a proxy server to connect to the internet, please consult with your internet service provider's setup guide or your system administrator.</para>
-<para
->If you have selected to use a proxy, you have several methods to configure the settings for it.</para>
+<para>If you have selected to use a proxy, you have several methods to configure the settings for it.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
-<term
-><guilabel
->Automatically detected script file</guilabel
-></term>
+<term><guilabel>Automatically detected script file</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
-<para
->Select this option if you want the proxy setup configuration script file to be automatically detected and downloaded.</para>
-<para
->This option only differs from the next choice in that it <emphasis
->does not</emphasis
-> require you to supply the location of the configuration script file. Instead, it will be automatically downloaded using <quote
->Web Access Protocol Discovery</quote
-> (<acronym
->WAPD</acronym
->).</para>
-
-<note
-><para
->If you have a problem using this setup, please consult the <acronym
->FAQ</acronym
-> section at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org"
->http://www.konqueror.org</ulink
-> for more information.</para
-></note>
+<para>Select this option if you want the proxy setup configuration script file to be automatically detected and downloaded.</para>
+<para>This option only differs from the next choice in that it <emphasis>does not</emphasis> require you to supply the location of the configuration script file. Instead, it will be automatically downloaded using <quote>Web Access Protocol Discovery</quote> (<acronym>WAPD</acronym>).</para>
+
+<note><para>If you have a problem using this setup, please consult the <acronym>FAQ</acronym> section at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org">http://www.konqueror.org</ulink> for more information.</para></note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term
-><guilabel
->Specified script file</guilabel
-></term>
+<term><guilabel>Specified script file</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
-<para
->Select this option if your proxy support is provided through a script file located at a specific address. You can then enter the address in the location text box, or use the <guiicon
->folder</guiicon
-> icon to browse to it.</para>
+<para>Select this option if your proxy support is provided through a script file located at a specific address. You can then enter the address in the location text box, or use the <guiicon>folder</guiicon> icon to browse to it.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term
-><guilabel
->Preset environment variables</guilabel
-></term>
+<term><guilabel>Preset environment variables</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
-<para
->Some systems are setup with $<envar
->HTTP_PROXY</envar
-> to allow graphical as well as non-graphical applications to share the same proxy configuration information.</para>
-<para
->If you know this applies to you, select this option and click on the <guibutton
->Setup...</guibutton
-> button to provide the environment variable names used to set the address of the proxy server(s).</para>
+<para>Some systems are setup with $<envar>HTTP_PROXY</envar> to allow graphical as well as non-graphical applications to share the same proxy configuration information.</para>
+<para>If you know this applies to you, select this option and click on the <guibutton>Setup...</guibutton> button to provide the environment variable names used to set the address of the proxy server(s).</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term
-><guilabel
->Manually specified settings</guilabel
-></term>
+<term><guilabel>Manually specified settings</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
-<para
->Select this option, and click on the <guibutton
->Setup...</guibutton
-> to manually setup the location of the proxy servers to be used.</para>
-
-<para
->If you choose this option, another dialogue will pop up.</para>
-
-<para
->The complete addressing information for the proxy includes both the internet address and a port number. You should enter these into the relevant text boxes. The <guiicon
->arrow</guiicon
-> button copies the information from the <guilabel
->HTTP</guilabel
-> line to the <guilabel
->FTP</guilabel
-> line, in order to help save some typing.</para>
-
-<para
->If there are hosts which you can connect to without going through the proxy server, you can press <guibutton
->Add</guibutton
-> to add the names of these hosts, separated by in the text box labelled <guilabel
->No Proxy For:</guilabel
->. For example, hosts that are on your local network can probably be contacted directly.</para>
-
-<para
->You can also choose <guilabel
->Only use proxy for entries in this list</guilabel
->.</para>
-
-<para
->Check this box to reverse the use of the exception list, &ie; the proxy servers will only be used when the requested &URL; matches one of the addresses listed here.</para>
-
-<para
->This features is useful if all you need is a proxy to access a few specific sites, for example, an internal intranet. If you have more complex requirements you might want to use a configuration script.</para>
+<para>Select this option, and click on the <guibutton>Setup...</guibutton> to manually setup the location of the proxy servers to be used.</para>
+
+<para>If you choose this option, another dialogue will pop up.</para>
+
+<para>The complete addressing information for the proxy includes both the internet address and a port number. You should enter these into the relevant text boxes. The <guiicon>arrow</guiicon> button copies the information from the <guilabel>HTTP</guilabel> line to the <guilabel>FTP</guilabel> line, in order to help save some typing.</para>
+
+<para>If there are hosts which you can connect to without going through the proxy server, you can press <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add the names of these hosts, separated by in the text box labelled <guilabel>No Proxy For:</guilabel>. For example, hosts that are on your local network can probably be contacted directly.</para>
+
+<para>You can also choose <guilabel>Only use proxy for entries in this list</guilabel>.</para>
+
+<para>Check this box to reverse the use of the exception list, &ie; the proxy servers will only be used when the requested &URL; matches one of the addresses listed here.</para>
+
+<para>This features is useful if all you need is a proxy to access a few specific sites, for example, an internal intranet. If you have more complex requirements you might want to use a configuration script.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@@ -199,24 +105,11 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="authorization">
-<title
-><guilabel
->Authorisation</guilabel
-></title>
-
-<para
->Here you can choose between two types of authentication, if your proxy requires it. You can have <guilabel
->Prompt as needed</guilabel
->, the default, in which case &konqueror; will only ask for a username or password if it needs to.</para>
-
-<para
->The other option is <guilabel
->Use automatic login</guilabel
->. Select this option if you have already set up a login entry for your proxy server in the <filename
->$<envar
->TDEDIR</envar
->/share/config/kionetrc</filename
-> file.</para>
+<title><guilabel>Authorisation</guilabel></title>
+
+<para>Here you can choose between two types of authentication, if your proxy requires it. You can have <guilabel>Prompt as needed</guilabel>, the default, in which case &konqueror; will only ask for a username or password if it needs to.</para>
+
+<para>The other option is <guilabel>Use automatic login</guilabel>. Select this option if you have already set up a login entry for your proxy server in the <filename>$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/config/kionetrc</filename> file.</para>
</sect2>
&socks-kcontrol; </sect1>