[Suggestion to Apple] Terminal apps to autodetect proxy settings
This is a suggestion to Apple engineers (did not find a better place for it).
When changing network connection, use of proxy is automatically informed to most OS X apps, but not command line tools s.a. subversion client, wget/curl.
This could be done by setting/unsetting 'http_proxy', 'ftp_proxy' and capitalized versions of those, when connection type changes, in new and also existing terminal windows' environments.
Were OS X to do this "magic", applications that currently require manual changes for proxy access would just work. This is the kind of thought through easiness that keeps me loving Mac OS X, anyways.
(not a subscriber, pls. send private email if questions on the issue - thanks!)
These are user-to-user forums. The likelihood of any engineers seeing this is nil. If you want to report this to Apple, send a bug report (or enhancement request) via its Bug Reporter system. Join the Apple Developer Connection (ADC)—it's free and available for all Mac users and gets you a look at some development software. Since you already have an Apple username/ID, use that. Once a member, go to Apple BugReporter and file your bug report/enhancement request. You'll get a get a Bug (ER) ID number; thus, starting a dialog directly with engineering.
Additionally, Unix and Terminal queries are best handled at the Unix forum under OS X Technologies where the Unix and Terminal gurus hang out.
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