Download email behind proxy with Gnome's Evolution Mail Client

[Thomas Beckett]

On 5/12/06, Chong Zan Kai <zkchong at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using Ubuntu Dapper Beta currently. I have a server running Squid and I
> would like to ask what should I do to the Evolution so that it can download
> the email via the Squid proxy?
>
> At the Evolution Preferences there, I have tried these configuration:
> Server: 192.168.10.1:3128/mail.innofox.com   <--- where
> 192.168.10.1 is my server address which running the Squid.
>
>
>  I guess I have something wrong with the configuration. Can someone
> enlighten me?
>
> Thank you.

Gnome has a global proxy config. If you go on the main gnome bar:
System --> Preferences --> Network Proxy
and fill in your details there then Evolution should pick them up and use them.

Tom