From 95e66aae3328a9aa2d5d992489228088008dad37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Turney Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:18:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation of cygwin setup proxy configuration details --- winsup/doc/setup-net.xml | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup-net.xml b/winsup/doc/setup-net.xml index 211bbed69..82b1e0dc9 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/setup-net.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/setup-net.xml @@ -132,14 +132,11 @@ or in case you need to reinstall a package. Connection Method -The Direct Connection method of downloading will -directly download the packages, while the IE5 method will leverage your -IE5 cache for performance. If your organisation uses a proxy server or -auto-configuration scripts, the IE5 method also uses these settings. -If you have a proxy server, you can manually type it into -the Use Proxy section. Unfortunately, -setup.exe does not currently support password -authorization for proxy servers. +The Direct Connection method of downloading will +directly connect. If your system is configured to use a proxy server or +auto-configuration scripts, the Use System Proxy Settings +method uses those settings. Alternatively, you can manually enter proxy +settings into the Use HTTP/FTP Proxy section.