"Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote in message
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On 09/26/08 12:27, Cassiano Leal wrote:

Hi list!

Is it possible to escape an "@" in apt.conf?

I have a file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/60proxy with the syntax to use apt
through a proxy:

ACQUIRE {
http:roxy "http://usernameassword@proxy.server.com:3128/"
}

but since my password has an @ in it, aptitude thinks that the server
address starts right after this @. Say this is the real thing:


Change your password?


http:roxy "http://usernameassw@rd@proxy.server.com:3128/"

I get an error saying that it could not resolve the hostname
@rd@proxy.server.com !

Is there a way to escape the @ in the password?

You must use URL encoding. (i.e:
http:roxy "http://usernameassw%40rd@proxy.server.com:3128/"
)

If that fails to work then it is a bug in apt, and should be reported with
reportbug.





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On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 02:27:38PM -0300, Cassiano Leal wrote:
> Hi list!
>
> Is it possible to escape an "@" in apt.conf?
>
> I have a file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/60proxy with the syntax to use apt
> through a proxy:
>
> ACQUIRE {
> http:roxy "http://usernameassword@proxy.server.com:3128/"
> }
>
> but since my password has an @ in it, aptitude thinks that the server
> address starts right after this @. Say this is the real thing:
>
> http:roxy "http://usernameassw@rd@proxy.server.com:3128/"
>
> I get an error saying that it could not resolve the hostname
> @rd@proxy.server.com !
>
> Is there a way to escape the @ in the password?

usernameassword@hostname is interpeted by the client and sent to the
host explicitly. Apt should have some explicit settings for username and
password to the proxy. Unless I'm mistaken.

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