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Setting proxy via http_proxy on Mac

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Problem

I am using an HTTP proxy on MacOS 10.7 (which works for Safari.app, when set in the system preferences). I'm now trying to set the proxy for command-line applications using the environment variable. However, I'm seeing the following error (proxy details replaced by uppercase variables Any ideas wha…

Error Output

$ export http_proxy=PROXY:PORT
$ wget http://www.google.com
--2012-01-31 17:31:31--  http://www.google.com/
Resolving PROXY (PROXY)... PROXY_IP
Conne…

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Fix for: Setting proxy via http_proxy on Mac

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Astrofrog I hope this is not a dumb answer but do you have real values for PROXY and PORT. It should normally look something like or Also try setting the variable in caps eg. Finally there is normally some sort of authentication\verification on the …

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