<doc>

<legacy_id>1502</legacy_id>

<name>HTTPProxy</name>

<type>property</type>

<syntax>

<example>set the HTTPProxy to <i>host</i>:<i>portNumber</i></example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

<global/>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Networks &amp; Communication</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="accept">accept Command</command>

<command tag="post">post Command</command>

<property tag="ftpProxy">ftpProxy Property</property>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Specifies a <glossary tag="proxy server">proxy server</glossary> to be used for <keyword tag="http">HTTP</keyword> requests.</summary>

<examples>

<example>set the HTTPProxy to "127.0.0.0:80"</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>HTTPProxy</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to use <keyword tag="http">HTTP</keyword> <glossary tag="server">servers</glossary> from behind a <glossary tag="firewall">firewall</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>HTTPProxy</b> consists of a <glossary tag="disabled">host</glossary> and <glossary tag="port">port</glossary> number, separated by a colon. The <i>host</i> is the <glossary tag="IP address">IP address</glossary> of the <glossary tag="proxy server">proxy</glossary> <glossary tag="server">server</glossary>. The <i>portNumber</i> is the network <glossary tag="port">port</glossary> to send requests to. (Generally, <glossary tag="port">port</glossary> 80 is used for <keyword tag="http">HTTP</keyword> requests.)</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Normally, when an application requests a web document, the request goes directly to the HTTP server that hosts the document. If your computer is behind a network firewall or if the HTTP server is blocked in some other way, the request must be sent to a proxy server, which fetches the document from the host and then pass it back to your system.</p><p/><p>If the <b>HTTPProxy</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is empty, requests are sent directly to the <glossary tag="disabled">host</glossary> <glossary tag="server">server</glossary> and no <glossary tag="proxy server">proxy</glossary> is used. This is the <keyword tag="default">default</keyword> setting. (On Windows systems, if a <glossary tag="proxy server">proxy server</glossary> is set in the <glossary tag="registry">registry</glossary>, that setting is used as the <keyword tag="default">default</keyword>.)</p>

</description>

</doc>