Auto Config Proxy in IE...

[vij...@avs.dec.com]

Hi,

I've been running into problems using the auto proxy config feature in IE
4.0. I set the auto config URL (View->Internet
Options->Connection->Configure) to point to a valid pac file - something
like http:\\fooBar\proxy.pac. I've also turned off the "Access Internet
Using a Proxy server" checkbox.

The problem is that when I bring up IE, it seems to totally ignore the
settings in my pac file and just hangs while trying to retrieve the URL.
The strange thing is that, irrespective of what I type in for the auto
config URL name (e.g., a non existent file name), the behavior is the
same. I've also tried specifying an ins file here but with the same
results.

This is what my pac file has...

function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
{
if (isPlainHostName(host))
return "DIRECT";
else
return "PROXY aProxy.xxx.com";
}

I've downloaded the IEAK and played with it and looked at the
documentation but can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Any pointers will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Vijay Raghavendra
(vij...@avs.dec.com)

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