dillo won't resolve URLs under a proxy environment?

[Ken Wolcott]

Hi;

Dillo looks interesting. However I can't go anywhere with it as I am under
a proxy environment. I saw that the default dillorc has a commented-out
section for http_proxy. I copied the default dillorc to be my ~/.dillorc and
started dillo again. I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc, yet I am still unable to go to any URL.
The message on the web browser was: "Error: Dns: can't resolve
http://linuxtoday.com". I get the same basic error message when trying to go
to www.perl.com or http://www.perl.com. I am able to go to these web sites
using other web browsers such as mozilla, galeon, opera, netscape and
konqueror. Each one of those I had to set a proxy preference. Perhaps my
proxy setting has incorrect syntax? Enclosed is the chatter from dillo and
the .dillorc (proxy setting has obviously been sanitized).

Thanks,
Ken

**************snip**********************
prompt> cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche)
prompt> which dillo
dillo is /usr/bin/dillo
ptompt> dillo --version
Dillo 0.7.3
/msa3530>
prompt> dillo
Setting locale to C...
dillo_dns_init: Here we go!
Disabling cookies.
Nav_open_url: Url=>about:splash<
Nav_open_url: Url=>http://linuxtoday.com/<
Dns_server [0]: linuxtoday.com is (nil)
Dillo: normal exit!
/prompt>
**************snip**********************

**************snip**********************
http_proxy=http://my_ip:my_port/
**************snip**********************

[Thorben Thuermer]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:53:45 -0600

Post by Ken Wolcott
Hi;
Dillo looks interesting. However I can't go anywhere with it as I am under
a proxy environment. I saw that the default dillorc has a commented-out
section for http_proxy. I copied the default dillorc to be my ~/.dillorc and
started dillo again.

you DID uncomment the http_proxy line and edit it to insert YOUR proxy's address?

(using a local wwwoffle proxy on my notebook)
$ grep -i proxy .dillo/dillorc
# Set the proxy information for http
http_proxy=http://localhost:8080/
no_proxy = "wl localhost"

note that plain dillo does currently NOT support proxy authentication.

Post by Ken Wolcott
I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc, yet I am still unable to go to any URL.
The message on the web browser was: "Error: Dns: can't resolve
http://linuxtoday.com". I get the same basic error message when trying to go
to www.perl.com or http://www.perl.com. I am able to go to these web sites
using other web browsers such as mozilla, galeon, opera, netscape and
konqueror. Each one of those I had to set a proxy preference. Perhaps my
proxy setting has incorrect syntax? Enclosed is the chatter from dillo and
the .dillorc (proxy setting has obviously been sanitized).
Thanks,
Ken
prompt> dillo
Nav_open_url: Url=>http://linuxtoday.com/<
Dns_server [0]: linuxtoday.com is (nil)

when using a proxy, dillo would never try to resolve the DNS
of the URL you entered, but only connect to the proxy host:

$ dillo
Enabling cookies as from cookiesrc...
Connecting to 127.0.0.1

Greetings,
Thorben

[Ken Wolcott]

Hi Thorben;

Thank you for your response.

Yes, I didn't make myself very clear unfortunately, and I realized that some
time after having sent the email msg.

I did a diff of the supplied dillorc and my ~/.dillorc. The only line that
differed was the extra line (copied http_proxy) that I had enabled with the
correct URL for the proxy. What I provided in the email was the line that
diff'd after it had been "sanitized".

I had an "Automatic proxy configuration URL" set up for mozilla originally
which is different than a "Manual proxy configuration" (http://ip:port)
syntax. I decided to change the way the proxy was configured in mozilla to
the form needed by dillo. It works fine.

Are you saying that dillo under a proxy expects the proxy server to do all
dns resolution? If that's the case, then why is galeon, mozilla, konquorer,
netscape and opera working correctly under the proxy where dillo does not?
I'm using the same proxy for all the web browsers I just mentioned.

Thanks,
Ken

Post by Thorben Thuermer
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:53:45 -0600

Post by Ken Wolcott
Hi;
Dillo looks interesting. However I can't go anywhere with it as I am
under a proxy environment. I saw that the default dillorc has a
commented-out section for http_proxy. I copied the default dillorc to be
my ~/.dillorc and started dillo again.

you DID uncomment the http_proxy line and edit it to insert YOUR proxy's address?
(using a local wwwoffle proxy on my notebook)
$ grep -i proxy .dillo/dillorc
# Set the proxy information for http
http_proxy=http://localhost:8080/
no_proxy = "wl localhost"
note that plain dillo does currently NOT support proxy authentication.

Post by Ken Wolcott
I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc, yet I am still unable to go to any
URL. The message on the web browser was: "Error: Dns: can't resolve
http://linuxtoday.com". I get the same basic error message when trying
to go to www.perl.com or http://www.perl.com. I am able to go to these
web sites using other web browsers such as mozilla, galeon, opera,
netscape and konqueror. Each one of those I had to set a proxy
preference. Perhaps my proxy setting has incorrect syntax? Enclosed is
the chatter from dillo and the .dillorc (proxy setting has obviously been
sanitized).
Thanks,
Ken
prompt> dillo
Nav_open_url: Url=>http://linuxtoday.com/<
Dns_server [0]: linuxtoday.com is (nil)

when using a proxy, dillo would never try to resolve the DNS
$ dillo
Enabling cookies as from cookiesrc...
Connecting to 127.0.0.1
Greetings,
Thorben
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[Thorben Thuermer]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:43:34 -0600

Post by Ken Wolcott
Hi Thorben;
Thank you for your response.
Yes, I didn't make myself very clear unfortunately, and I realized that some
time after having sent the email msg.
I did a diff of the supplied dillorc and my ~/.dillorc. The only line that
differed was the extra line (copied http_proxy) that I had enabled with the
correct URL for the proxy. What I provided in the email was the line that
diff'd after it had been "sanitized".
I had an "Automatic proxy configuration URL" set up for mozilla originally
which is different than a "Manual proxy configuration" (http://ip:port)
syntax. I decided to change the way the proxy was configured in mozilla to
the form needed by dillo. It works fine.

Dillo does not support those either, it needs the actual address and port of
the proxy.
as long as your dillo tries to dns resolve the host of the url you enter, it
is for some reason NOT using a proxy at all.

Post by Ken Wolcott
Are you saying that dillo under a proxy expects the proxy server to do all
dns resolution? If that's the case, then why is galeon, mozilla, konquorer,
netscape and opera working correctly under the proxy where dillo does not?
I'm using the same proxy for all the web browsers I just mentioned.

sorry, but: THIS IS HOW PROXY SERVERS WORK!

the browsr forwards the proxy the request
"get me http://www.dillo.org/"
(to be exact: GET http://www.dillo.org/ HTTP/1.0")
and the proxy returns the page/image/resource, or a error.

Post by Ken Wolcott
Thanks,
Ken

greetings,
Thorben

[Ken Wolcott]

Post by Thorben Thuermer
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:43:34 -0600

Post by Ken Wolcott
Hi Thorben;
Thank you for your response.
Yes, I didn't make myself very clear unfortunately, and I realized that
some time after having sent the email msg.
I did a diff of the supplied dillorc and my ~/.dillorc. The only line
that differed was the extra line (copied http_proxy) that I had enabled
with the correct URL for the proxy. What I provided in the email was the
line that diff'd after it had been "sanitized".
I had an "Automatic proxy configuration URL" set up for mozilla
originally which is different than a "Manual proxy configuration"
(http://ip:port) syntax. I decided to change the way the proxy was
configured in mozilla to the form needed by dillo. It works fine.

Dillo does not support those either, it needs the actual address and port
of the proxy.
as long as your dillo tries to dns resolve the host of the url you enter,
it is for some reason NOT using a proxy at all.

Post by Ken Wolcott
Are you saying that dillo under a proxy expects the proxy server to do
all dns resolution? If that's the case, then why is galeon, mozilla,
konquorer, netscape and opera working correctly under the proxy where
dillo does not? I'm using the same proxy for all the web browsers I just
mentioned.

sorry, but: THIS IS HOW PROXY SERVERS WORK!
the browsr forwards the proxy the request
"get me http://www.dillo.org/"
(to be exact: GET http://www.dillo.org/ HTTP/1.0")
and the proxy returns the page/image/resource, or a error.

Post by Ken Wolcott
Thanks,
Ken

greetings,
Thorben

Hi Thorben;

If my proxy server refuses to resolve requests coming from the dillo web
browser, it doesn't make any sense for it not to refuse requests from the
mozilla web browser. The proxy settings are identical. One of them exists
in the ~/.dillorc and the other exists in the mozilla advanced proxy setting
preferences. So, it looks to me like dillo doesn't like my ~/.dillorc and
isn't telling me that there's a problem. Mozilla works fine, dillo doesn't,
the proxy settings are the same.

Ken

[Kelson Vibber]

Post by Ken Wolcott
If my proxy server refuses to resolve requests coming from the dillo web
browser, it doesn't make any sense for it not to refuse requests from the
mozilla web browser. The proxy settings are identical. One of them exists
in the ~/.dillorc and the other exists in the mozilla advanced proxy setting
preferences. So, it looks to me like dillo doesn't like my ~/.dillorc and
isn't telling me that there's a problem. Mozilla works fine, dillo doesn't,
the proxy settings are the same.

The impression I get from the earlier posts is not that your proxy server
is not resolving requests from Dillo, but that Dillo is not sending

Post by Ken Wolcott
Dillo does not support those either, it needs the actual address and port
of the proxy.

So if you use the IP address or a name listed in /etc/hosts, it sounds like
it should work. (I've never used a proxy with Dillo, I'm just basing this
on what I've read today.)


Kelson Vibber
www.hyperborea.org

[Victor Sahlstedt]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:18:38 -0600

[...] The proxy settings are identical. One of
them exists in the ~/.dillorc and the other exists in the mozilla
advanced proxy setting preferences. So, it looks to me like dillo
doesn't like my ~/.dillorc and isn't telling me that there's a
problem. Mozilla works fine, dillo doesn't, the proxy settings are
the same.

Well, the dillorc provided in the Dillo-tarball should recide in
~/.dillo/ - i.e. the path should be ~/.dillo/dillorc and NOT ~/.dillorc

- Victor

[Thorben Thuermer]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:18:38 -0600

Post by Ken Wolcott
Hi Thorben;
If my proxy server refuses to resolve requests coming from the dillo web
browser, it doesn't make any sense for it not to refuse requests from the
mozilla web browser. The proxy settings are identical. One of them exists
in the ~/.dillorc and the other exists in the mozilla advanced proxy setting
preferences. So, it looks to me like dillo doesn't like my ~/.dillorc and
isn't telling me that there's a problem. Mozilla works fine, dillo doesn't,
the proxy settings are the same.

it's not a problem of your proxy not liking dillo's requests:

****

Post by Ken Wolcott

Post by Thorben Thuermer
as long as your dillo tries to dns resolve the host of the url you enter,
it is for some reason NOT using a proxy at all.

****

- your dillo does not use any proxy setting.

- i do not know why.

it's probably something simple...

maybe try something like:
$ mv .dillo/dillorc .dillo/dillorc.bak
$ echo http_proxy=http://localhost:12345/ >.dillo/dillorc
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
$ dillo http://www.google.com/
Enabling cookies as from cookiesrc...
Connecting to 127.0.0.1

... just read Victor's reply while writing this...

but then what was

Post by Ken Wolcott
I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc

about?

Post by Ken Wolcott
Ken

Thorben

[Stephen Lewis]

Post by Thorben Thuermer
... just read Victor's reply while writing this...
but then what was

Post by Ken Wolcott
I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc

about?

I think you'll find that was a misinterpretation of

Dillo: error reading /home/<user>/.dillo: No such file or directory

Which gets created, so the next time you run dillo it doesn't
complain.

--
Stephen Lewis

[Ken Wolcott]

Post by Stephen Lewis

Post by Thorben Thuermer
... just read Victor's reply while writing this...
but then what was

Post by Ken Wolcott
I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc

about?

I think you'll find that was a misinterpretation of
Dillo: error reading /home/<user>/.dillo: No such file or directory
Which gets created, so the next time you run dillo it doesn't
complain.

Exactly what happened to me, now that I think about it.

Thanks,
Ken

[Ken Wolcott]

Post by Victor Sahlstedt
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:18:38 -0600

Post by Ken Wolcott
Hi Thorben;
If my proxy server refuses to resolve requests coming from the dillo
web browser, it doesn't make any sense for it not to refuse requests from
the mozilla web browser. The proxy settings are identical. One of them
exists in the ~/.dillorc and the other exists in the mozilla advanced
proxy setting preferences. So, it looks to me like dillo doesn't like my
~/.dillorc and isn't telling me that there's a problem. Mozilla works
fine, dillo doesn't, the proxy settings are the same.

****

Post by Ken Wolcott

Post by Thorben Thuermer
as long as your dillo tries to dns resolve the host of the url you
enter, it is for some reason NOT using a proxy at all.

****
- your dillo does not use any proxy setting.
- i do not know why.
it's probably something simple...
$ mv .dillo/dillorc .dillo/dillorc.bak
$ echo http_proxy=http://localhost:12345/ >.dillo/dillorc
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
$ dillo http://www.google.com/
Enabling cookies as from cookiesrc...
Connecting to 127.0.0.1
... just read Victor's reply while writing this...
but then what was

Post by Ken Wolcott
I noticed that the chatter from dillo no longer
complained about a missing .dillorc

about?

Post by Ken Wolcott
Ken

Thorben
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Hi Thorben;

Problem solved. The problem was that I incorrectly thought that the rc file
should be ~/.dillorc instead of ~/.dillo/dillrc.

Thanks,
Ken