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Re: How to retrieve proxy settings

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From: Richard Bradbrook
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:36
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Most apps will use Internet Explorer's settings.

This is done via the INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_PRECONFIG flag in the call to the 
InternetOpen API function.

Or at least that's what I've come to understand - and use in my own 
programs!

"Hans Galema" <notused@notused.nl> wrote in message 
news:43689c93$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Thomas Maeder [TeamB] wrote:
>
>>>How do I determine if a proxy server is used for internet connection
>>>and what the name, etc. of the proxy server is? Which API calls do I
>>>use?
>>
>> This is browser-specific information, so I doubt that an API call can
>> be used.
>
> Interesting. For me it was a general question for all that can be done
> with an internet connection. Not only a connection between a browser and
> a webserver.
>
> Martin can you explain where you are after ?
>
> Hans. 
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