#45 Proxy not working / "Error: 501 Not implemented"

[psniady]

After

export HTTPS_PROXY="http://host:port"

checkgmail says in the bubble above it: "Error 501: Not implemented

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I had the same problem.

The program works when setting HTTPS_PROXY to "host:port", and not "http://host:port".

[psniady]

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"...The program works when setting HTTPS_PROXY to "host:port", and not "http://host:port" ...."

In my case it still does not work. In fact setting HTTPS_PROXY to something like "156.17.86.7:3128" results in an infinite number of error messages:

Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol.pm line 38.
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/UserAgent.pm line 195.
Use of uninitialized value in hash element at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol.pm line 55.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol.pm line 58.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/Protocol.pm line 38.
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/LWP/UserAgent.pm line 195.
etc.