#9757 NORM 8.2.2: olpc-update-query: allow better control of server list

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#9757: olpc-update-query: allow better control of server list
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           Reporter:  martin.langhoff  |       Owner:  martin.langhoff
               Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  closed         
           Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  8.2.2          
          Component:  security         |     Version:  not specified  
         Resolution:  fixed            |    Keywords:                 
        Next_action:  never set        |    Verified:  0              
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           Blocking:                   |  
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Comment(by Quozl):

 Replying to [comment:5 mikus]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 Quozl]:
 >
 > > ''olpc-update'' may function through a proxy since all it does is
 originate TCP/IP connections to port 873 on a well known host.
 >
 > You did not catch  the nature of my difficulty -- it is that I operate
 my system in *two* environments -- one which has a proxy, and one which
 doesn't.

 Oh, I caught that.  But I didn't think it was worth commenting on your
 difficulty, because I didn't think it would be one that many others would
 experience.

 > Opera, for example, is "user-friendly".  I define in its properties that
 it is supposed to use a proxy.  So at home it tries my proxy, finds it --
 and all is well.  But not at  home, it tries my proxy, does not find it,
 so instead it tries connecting *without* a proxy -- and all is well.
 >
 > For most other services (including, I believe, olpc-update) -- if I set
 them up to use a proxy, they will only work *with* a proxy, and will fail
 if now operated in an environment without a proxy.  That is what I meant
 by not wanting to "patch my kernel" both when leaving home (to take out
 proxy information) and again when coming back (to put in proxy
 information).

 So you want ''olpc-update'' to fallback to trying without a proxy if the
 nominated proxy does not work?  Or to try the nominated proxy only if the
 direct access fails?  How will someone feel who ''wants'' a proxy to be
 used yet the software tries a direct connection, or vice-versa?  It sounds
 like Opera is being adaptive in response to user request to load a page;
 but ''olpc-update'' is not only activated on user request.  I would not
 like a tool to make a network access without my implied or direct
 permission.

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