From d7c8d5322575dd46a8118da2d600eff02eae8e73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "steffen.wilberg%web.de" Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:50:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Bug 263369: improve explanation of 'proxy'. r=jwalden --- browser/locales/en-US/chrome/help/prefs.xhtml | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/help/prefs.xhtml b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/help/prefs.xhtml index ba2d9b41bf6a..012e5f5d4e48 100644 --- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/help/prefs.xhtml +++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/help/prefs.xhtml @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ @@ -145,13 +146,12 @@ Contributors:

Connection Settings Dialog

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Many organizations block access from the Internet to their networks. - This prevents outside parties from gaining access to sensitive - information. The protection is called a firewall.

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If your organization has a firewall, the browser may need to go through - a proxy server before connecting you to the Internet. The proxy server - prevents outsiders from breaking into your organization's private - network.

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Your organization or internet service provider may offer or require you + to use a proxy. A proxy acts as an intermediary between your computer and + the Internet. It intercepts all requests to the Internet to see if it can + fulfill the request using its cache. Proxies are used to improve + performance, filter requests, and hide your computer from the Internet to + improve security. Proxies are often part of a corporate firewall.

Configure Proxies to Access the Internet @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ Contributors: you can do so here. You will most likely only need to change this if your Internet environment requires it.

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06 October 2004
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12 October 2004

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