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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/proxy/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/proxy/index.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index c50e6326d2e..00000000000 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/proxy/index.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,224 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" ?> -<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" -"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ -<!ENTITY socks-kcontrol SYSTEM "socks.docbook"> -<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> -<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" -> <!-- change language only here --> -]> - -<article lang="&language;"> -<articleinfo> - - -<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 -> -</authorgroup> - -<date ->2002-02-11</date> -<releaseinfo ->3.00.00</releaseinfo> - -<keywordset> -<keyword ->KDE</keyword> -<keyword ->KControl</keyword> -<keyword ->proxy</keyword> -<keyword ->proxies</keyword> -</keywordset> - -</articleinfo> -<sect1 id="proxies"> -<title ->Proxies</title> - -<sect2 id="proxies-intro"> - -<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 ->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> - -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="proxies-use"> - -<title ->Use</title> - -<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 ->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 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> -<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> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<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> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<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> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<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> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</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 ->KDEDIR</envar ->/share/config/kionetrc</filename -> file.</para> - -</sect2> -&socks-kcontrol; </sect1> - -</article>
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