RE: Hang when using java.net.useSystemProxies=true

> -----Original Message-----
> From: smartfrog-developer-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org [mailto:smartfrog-
> developer-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Steve Loughran 
>
> The java.net.useSystemProxies thing was something we turned on to get
> the benefit of Java1.5 automatically pulling proxy info from the local
> system. either windows, mac or linux/Gnome. I also tacked it in to ant1.7
> 
> To be honest, I dont believe that it works reliably, but was not sure
> whether it was just my problem or something broader. Specifically, I
> found it hard to believe that Sun would ship automatic proxy support
> code that was fundamentally broken, especially given the Applets have
> had it for a while. But applets extract the information from their
> container, not from the OS/GUI. And as we know, Java has a history of
> network code not working well on unmanaged networks, things where
> reverse DNS doesn't work, situations where IPAddresses move around, etc,
> etc. -all the situations you encounter on a laptop during the course of
> a day.

Yep.  I'm running the client from a laptop and connecting to a managed server.

Thanks. 



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