From 262f53f0ae39250858453e9da399df32b0d3db1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Hamlet Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:10:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add info about proxy support --- LOOT-FAQs.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/LOOT-FAQs.md b/LOOT-FAQs.md index 5b0c82a..f769ea5 100644 --- a/LOOT-FAQs.md +++ b/LOOT-FAQs.md @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ 17. [LOOT shows the wrong or no version number for some plugins. Why?](#loot-shows-the-wrong-or-no-version-number-for-some-plugins-why) 18. [A game is installed, but LOOT cannot detect it. How do I fix this?](#a-game-is-installed-but-loot-cannot-detect-it-how-do-i-fix-this) 19. [When LOOT updates the load order, it removes line breaks from `plugins.txt` and `loadorder.txt`. Won't this break something?](#when-loot-updates-the-load-order-it-removes-line-breaks-from-pluginstxt-and-loadordertxt-wont-this-break-something) +20. [I'm using a proxy to connect to the Internet. How do I configure LOOT's masterlist updater to use it?](im-using-a-proxy-to-connect-to-the-internet-how-do-i-configure-loots-masterlist-updater-to-use-it) ### Questions @@ -118,4 +119,18 @@ Another cause may be that the game is installed in a location where you does not ##### When LOOT updates the load order, it removes line breaks from `plugins.txt` and `loadorder.txt`. Won't this break something? -LOOT has probably just replaced the `CR LF` line breaks with `LF` line breaks. It doesn't make any difference to the game. \ No newline at end of file +LOOT has probably just replaced the `CR LF` line breaks with `LF` line breaks. It doesn't make any difference to the game. + +##### I'm using a proxy to connect to the Internet. How do I configure LOOT's masterlist updater to use it? + +First of all, LOOT only supports unauthenticated proxies, so if your proxy requires some form of authentication, LOOT won't be able to use it directly. + +If your proxy is unauthenticated, LOOT will use the `https_proxy` environmental variable. If your proxy configuration doesn't already set it, you can do so in Windows by: + +1. Opening the System item in the Control Panel. +2. Open the System Properties dialog by clicking the "Advanced system settings" item in the sidebar. +3. Open the Environmental Variables dialog by clicking the "Environmental Variables..." button in the "Advanced" tab. +4. In the User variables section, click the "New..." button. +5. Put https_proxy as the variable name, and the proxy URL as the variable value in the New User Variable dialog. +6. Click "OK", then "OK" in the Environmental Variables dialog. +7. Relaunch LOOT. \ No newline at end of file