ferdium
Bug: proxy ignored and should be a global option
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Ferdium Version
6.2.0
What Operating System are you using?
Other Linux
Operating System Version
custom
What arch are you using?
x64
Last Known Working Ferdium version
No response
Expected Behavior
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configuring a proxy should work, e.g. when I enter the address of my Privoxy proxy I should be able to see Privoxy's settings via the URL
config.privoxy.org. -
there should probably be a global proxy setting (or Ferdium should use
http_proxyand/orhttps_proxy).
Actual Behavior
- Proxy setting appear to be ignored (in the "Custom Website" recipe)
- Proxy information has to be entered for each and every service which is cumbersome if you are behind a compulsory proxy
Setting http_proxy and https_proxy has no effect.
Screenshot taken with the 2 env. variables above set, plus a custom service's proxy set to the same value, and after restarting Ferdium:
Steps to reproduce
- Open service settings
- Activate proxy support and enter proxy details
- Check if the proxy functions/is being used.
Debug link
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Screenshots
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Additional information
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Proxy seems to work for me. I also specify the schema e.g. http://proxy.company.com under the Proxy Host/IP field and the port seperately.
I disagree it should not be a global option it should be for the tab itself. The flexibility of opting in on independent tabs is actually a pretty incredible design.
On Saturday July 06 2024 06:01:20 Leopere wrote:
The flexibility of opting in on independent tabs is actually a pretty incredible design.
The obligation to redefine it again for every service is actually also a pretty cumbersome design...
I have nothing against being able to define it at 2 levels. The global level for proxies that should be used by all services (e.g. because otherwise "no internet"), and a per-service override.
Two levels is ideal but probably annoying to implement but thanks for acknowledging how you would meet me half way. What proxy are you using I've been trying to get Privoxy working for this but like I'm not sure what to use for this goal.
On Saturday July 06 2024 09:17:24 Leopere wrote:
Two levels is ideal but probably annoying to implement but thanks for acknowledging how you would meet me half way. What proxy are you using I've been trying to get Privoxy working for this but like I'm not sure what to use for this goal.
Privoxy is exactly what I've been using for years: it was a very useful ad blocker and privacy guard before browser extensions became commonplace. Since filing this ticket (which I forgot about...!) I mostly dropped it because I didn't want to bother setting it up to snoop my https traffic. You'll agree with me though that using Privoxy through a global-level proxy in Ferdium would be a welcome fallback alternative for implementing extension support in Ferdium.
So yeah, Privoxy is what I'd use here. It's simple to check too if the proxy is acknowledged: just point a service to config.privoxy.org (I assume that should work too with https if properly configured).
Yeah it would probably be a good fallback I'm just thinking primarily about scenarios where like for example I don't want reddit to know anything at all about me for example but I still don't mind using it from time to time. So I would prefer to keep it at arms length and remote office workers might appreciate being able to be elsewhere.