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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 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c50e6326d2e --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/proxy/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,224 @@ +<?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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