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Not true at all.  The web browser tries to access the configuration 
script.  If it doesn't get to it, the request is submitted directly.
We wouldn't have been  able to use the functionality otherwise.

"Jason Gauthier" <jgauthier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 04/18/2006 12:45:29 PM:

> > 
> > Yes, the truncating problem was simple to work around.  Just 
> > copy proxy.pac to proxy.pa.
> > 
> > I take the autodiscovery comment back about not being 
> > supported in other browsers.
> > 
> > I stand by my recommendation, however, to use the 
> > configuration script, as opposed to autodiscovery.
> 
> My biggest disagreement in this case is mobility.  In an enterprise
> environment forcing a .pac file, or forcing any proxy server, is not a
> good idea.  As soon as a mobile user leaves your network they can no
> longer access the internet.  Most users aren't savvy enough to handle
> this.  So, in my case I am forced to use IE/WPAD trickery.
> 
> And yes.. It's far from perfect!


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