I'm not sure what you mean here. This will actually set the preferences
persistently - so next time a user logs on, the proxy setting hasn't reverted.
You could have something on a homepage that allows you to enable/disable the
proxy, but even as is, I think this still has value in setting up new accounts.
Recently my wife got an account with an ISP. It came with instructions about how
to configure a bunch of browser settings, including a proxy. With a single
click, all of this could be avoided. It isn't a panacea, and more savvy users
will obviously want to know more about what it's actually doing, but it can
lessen the pain of getting people to correctly configure browsers.
Chuck
Scott Michel wrote:
>
> This assumes that the user is pretty containable, i.e. always uses
> the ISP's or corporate web server's preset home page. However,
> you get renegades such as myself who set their home page to a
> personalized service like my.foobar.com and consequently this
> scheme appears to break.
>
> I support the idea that the contract between the client and the
> proxy is explicit, which is what I think I was supporting lo these
> many weeks ago.
>
> -scooter
>
> > With all the talk of WPAD and how to more easily configure proxy settings, I
> > remembered something I had stumbled across for Navigator. Using signed
> > JavaScript, you can set the browser preferences for a user with something as
> > simple as a button click. For a simple example of how you can use this, take a
> > look at:
> >
> > http://personal.inktomi.com/~chuckn/CAPI/SetProxy.html
> >
> > Fire me some email if you find this useful.
> >
> > Chuck Neerdaels Inktomi Corp.
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