hi i see that poldek 0.19 (poldek-0.19.0-1.20050613.22 to be exact) respects $http_proxy and $ftp_proxy. but unfortunately it doesn't support $no_proxy. i have usually setup such env: http_proxy=http://cache.online.ee:80/ ftp_proxy=http://cache.online.ee:80/ no_proxy=localhost,.ee -- glen