2009/12/23 Angel Velásquez <angvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > [«avelasquez@avelasquez-desktop ~»]$ echo $http_proxy > http://localhost:5865 > [«avelasquez@avelasquez-desktop ~»]$ https_proxy=$http_proxy > [«avelasquez@avelasquez-desktop ~»]$ echo $https_proxy > http://localhost:5865 > [«avelasquez@avelasquez-desktop ~»]$ pkgstats > Creating package list... > Submitting data... > > And never submit anything, You need to export the var as well as set it I believe... `export https_proxy=$http_proxy` not just `https_proxy=$http_proxy`