GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 555888
evolution proxy settings has no effect : proxy doesn't work
Last modified: 2010-03-01 13:49:30 UTC
Please describe the problem: The proxy settings in evolution don't work AT ALL. Whatever the choice I select in network settings in evolution preferences (manual http, manual socks...), it always behaves as if "direct connection" was selected. So I can't use it at works (need a proxy). If I let the work proxy configured and I am at home, it works (the proxy is totally ignored). I checked with a network sniffer (wireshark), and effectively, it is ignored :) Steps to reproduce: configure a proxy Actual results: notify it has no effect Expected results: the proxy should be used Does this happen every time? yes Other information: either remove the "network settings panel" in preferences (which is useless if proxy doesn't work), either make the proxy work :) I'd prefer the second solution :)
Where do you see this? Is it with your mail/web calendar/caldav calendar/other calendar/address books/... I can see with a caldav and hhtp calendar.
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So, we have not honoring Evolution's proxy setup in: + caldav + web calendar + gmail address book + image download in emails Any next?
Would libproxy be of any help to us here? It's an approved external dependency now. http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/
Created attachment 128104 [details] [review] proposed eds patch for evolution-data-server; + webdav address book Sounds good to use the library. What about take it as a next step? I saw it returns list of uris, which, a little bit, complicates things here.
(In reply to comment #11) > Sounds good to use the library. What about take it as a next step? Yeah sure. Just planting the seed.
Created attachment 128107 [details] [review] proposed evo patch for evolution; UI changes and for the image download. By the way, there was a bug when reading system config, there was missing a '/' in the key name. I wonder, when not set https proxy, should be used http proxy, if set, or not?
Nice work - looks good to me. Thanks for the patch, Milan
eds part committed to trunk. Committed revision 10040. evo part committed to trunk. Committed revision 37236.
This is strange. Starting a SOCKS proxy with a command such as ssh -v -N -D 8000 the-remote-host And setting gnome to use this proxy as a SOCKS proxy on port 8000, Evolution ignores it completely. Anyone else having this problem? Is it specific to socks, specific to certain ports (bug #579814)? What's puzzling me is that the new epiphany and empathy 2.28 ignore that proxy too. The only app that doesn't ignore it (because I see activity in the terminal) is chromium-browser.
(In reply to comment #16) > What's puzzling me is that the new epiphany and empathy 2.28 ignore that proxy > too. The only app that doesn't ignore it (because I see activity in the > terminal) is chromium-browser. Is it about mailer, calendar or contacts? As the proxy settings in evolution is working only for contacts and calendar. It's not used for mailer. There is other bug about that, I think.
Oh, indeed, it is about the mailer (haven't tested contacts/calendars). Not sure which bug is the right one among the 20 or so of "evolution proxy" bugs... if you know which one, please give me its number. Thanks!
I meant bug #578429 where bug #579814 is a duplicate of it (I'm marking it as such right away).