[ILUG] Lynx & http_proxy

[Kenn Humborg]

Anyone using the http_proxy variable with lynx?

When I do:

   $ export http_proxy=wwwproxy:3128
   $ lynx http://www.linux.ie
   Alert!: Unable to access document.


   Can't Access `http://www.linux.ie/'
   Alert!: Unable to access document.

   lynx: Can't access startfile

If I do:

   $ unset http_proxy
   $ lynx http://www.linux.ie

it works fine.  wwwproxy is a CNAME for the machine running
my squid, which listens on port 3128.  Setting http_proxy
like this works fine for wget.

It fails on lynx-2.8.3-2 on RH6.2 and lynx-2.8.4-3 on RH7.0.

Setting http_proxy to the FQDN doesn't help.  Squid logs
don't show any activity.

Any ideas?

Later,
Kenn