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Network.proxy.share proxy settings

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is network.proxy.share_proxy_settings.

This article describes the preference network.proxy.share_proxy_settings. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

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Background

This preference controls whether the HTTP proxy defined should be used as the proxy for SSL, FTP, SOCKS, and Gopher protocols..

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Possible values and their effects

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true

When saving the proxy settings, save the HTTP proxy as the proxy for the other protocols.

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false

When saving the proxy settings, save the proxy protocol settings separately. (Default)

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Caveats

  • This preference does not exist by default, except in Firefox.
  • This preference only affects the behaviour of the preference UI, setting it manually has no effect.
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UI

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Firefox 1.5 and below

Tools -> Options -> General -> Connection Settings... -> Use this proxy server for all protocols

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Firefox 2.0 and above

Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Connection -> Settings -> Use this proxy server for all protocols

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Thunderbird

?

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SeaMonkey

?

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First checked in

Firefox: 2004-11-30 by Ben Goodger SeaMonkey: 2006-05-16 by Stefan Borggraefe

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Has an effect in

  • Netscape (all versions since 8.0)
  • Firefox (all versions since 1.0)
  • SeaMonkey (all versions since 1.1a)
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Related bugs

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