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Can't login - WIndows 7 behind unauthenticated proxy

Seems to be lots of questions on this but few answers - particularly with reference to unauthenticated proxy on Windows. Any ideas how I can get to 1st base (ie login!)?

I am behind an unauthenticated proxy. IE is configured to use it, and works. Is there anywhere I can configure proxy settings for Titanium Dev 1.2.1 ?

— asked June 10th 2010 by Sid Baldwin
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3 Comments

  • i have the same problem.

    — commented September 2nd 2010 by Jianmin Xue

  • I am also at a dead stop using Titanium at my day job. I'd love to be able to either set up the proxy settings or simply have the option to work locally.

    — commented September 20th 2010 by Rich Paul

  • It's the same for me.
    This is a real limitation to deploy Titanium in Software Editors enterprise and my main concern not using Titanium.
    It's for me a blocking issue.
    Regards.

    — commented September 30th 2010 by gilles touboul

1 Answer

  • There's half a dozen support queries in here asking how to configure a proxy, and no satisfactory response. Pretty poor. You'll find lots of people wanting to try your tool in a corporate environment are stuck behind hideous proxy servers and will give up if you make it this hard.

    There's useless documentation here:
    http://developer.appcelerator.com/guides/en/installing_on_windows.html#proxy_needs_to_be_manually_configured

    No mention of the format for the environment variables is given. I've used the standard format HTTP_PROXY=username:password@hostname:port. Doesn't work.

    I notice there's mention of proxies in "/Resources/appcelerator.xml" but it doesn't follow any format I'm familiar with: <proxy>@{rootPath}proxy</proxy>

    So what say you put some effort into answering these queries? I'm sure it's pretty basic. A GUI or, [gasp], using the already-defined OS-level or Java-level settings would be better yet.

    — answered January 19th 2011 by Simon Rumble
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    • Simon, OP clearly states in bold in his title "unauthenticated".

      "No mention of the format for the environment variables is given. I've used the standard format HTTP_PROXY=username:password@hostname:port. Doesn't work."

      "So what say you put some effort into answering these queries? I'm sure it's pretty basic. A GUI or, [gasp], using the already-defined OS-level or Java-level settings would be better yet."

      There is a guide to setting environment variables on Windows here, the very same document that you have (attempted) to link to.

      — commented January 19th 2011 by Paul Dowsett

    • Simon, if you have a specific issue, rather than dragging up an old post that is probably no longer relevant to the OP, simply open your own Q&A question. I am sure someone will work through it with you.

      — commented January 19th 2011 by Paul Dowsett

    • The point of this kind of question/answer forum is to provide a single definitive answer rather than FAQs getting a thousand separate permutations of the same question. Still waiting for an answer.

      Hal says there's a guide to setting environment variables. I know how to set environment variables. What I asked for was the format of the HTTP_PROXY variable. Sure, the original poster asked for "unauthenticated". But what's the format for that? host:port? And what about for proxies that require authentication?

      — commented January 19th 2011 by Simon Rumble

    • Simon

      Have you seen the Q&A search tool? It's very useful. You will note that useful, more relevant answers are usually newer, and have nice yellow stars next to them.

      The "point of this kind of question/answer forum" may be exactly as you have stated. However, the point of this question/answer forum is to have a focused discussion where the OP is helped through to a solution. If the thread dies, as this one obviously has, there is no point dragging it back up. This is because, even if an solution is found, it is doubtful that the OP will return to mark it "best" and hence it will be lost again.

      You obviously have good intentions, so I urge you to use them to the maximum effect by opening your own question and ensuring it is followed through to a resolution.

      — commented January 19th 2011 by Paul Dowsett

    • Okay I give up. I can't be bothered trying your tool, and I suspect others in corporate environments with mandatory proxies won't either.

      Bye.

      — commented January 19th 2011 by Simon Rumble
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