Re: how to configure web browser to auto authenticate at proxy server

["William Hooper" <whooper freeshell org>]

Randy Perkins said:
> hello
>
> i am using a proxy server for my internet connection.
>
> i would like to avoid having to type in the user/password
> each time that i initially open the web browser.
[snip]
> How to i configure my web clients so that when i use a web proxy
> i do not have to type in the user/password ??
>
> thanks
>
> randy

You could set up squid on your machine (secured to only allow connections
from localhost, of course) and tell it your passworded proxy is the
parent.

That would allow you to use any web browser you want (lynx, mozilla, konq,
etc, even wget and curl) without worrying about the password.

-- 
William Hooper