Software Update through UNIX command

Hey all,
Just a quick question regarding Software Update through Remote Desktop.
I'm running the UNIX command softwareupdate -i -a but it hang. I'm guessing it's due to our proxy, and that we have to login to the proxy server in order for the system to continue fetching the updates.
Basically, what I'm asking is if there is a way to bypass this, i.e. a command to follow the systemupdate -i -a command which will log me into the proxy?
Cheers,
Nick

Hi.
I tried the command:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL http://ip.address.of.server:8088/
softwareupdate -i -a
but all I get back is this:
2011-02-04 12:16:14.482 defaults[874]
Rep argument is not a dictionary
Defaults have not been changed.
/bin/bash: line 2: http://xx.xxx.xx.xxx:8088: No such file or directory
Software Update Tool
Thanks for your help so far. Much appreciated.

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