Safari can't connect through proxy

I just installed OS X 10.5.6 on a new MBP and migrated my old 10.4.11 PB account. Now when I connect to a vpn and set a proxy to be used, every web access times out.
But this only happens with Safari! When I use the same settings in FireFox, I can perfectly access the web.
What also puzzles me is: When checking the proxy settings in terminal, I get a segmentation fault:
# networksetup -getwebproxy airport
Enabled: Yes
Server: proxy01.domain.secret.com
Port: 8080
Segmentation fault
Also when I telnet to proxy01.domain.secret.com on port 8080 and give it a HTTP command like
GET http://google.com/ HTTP/1.0
I get a proper response. But still Safari is not using the proxy.

I entered the proxy manually.
But in the meantime I got the slight suspicion that it might be vpnc that's causing the trouble.

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