RE: proxy and yum or up2date must put authentication in proxy fi eld

[Barker Michael-r43496]

Also, this http_proxy info must be set on the command line and up2date started from the command-line.  Using all current packages as of today.  Up2date 4.1.16, kernel 2.4.22-1.2149.nptl.
> FYI on using yum or up2date, the proxy_user and proxy_passwd 
> variables and their GUI equivalents do not work trying to get 
> through our proxy.    To get through our proxy these values 
> must be set in the proxy address: http://username:password@proxy:port