I should probably have mentioned that the end result is that, if you're behind a firewall, after clicking the "Upgrade" button to start a distribution upgrade, the Update Manager appears to hang. The reason is that it's sitting in url_downloadable, waiting for the connection to time out.
Correcting the function so that it uses the proxy causes it to launch instantly.
I should probably have mentioned that the end result is that, if you're behind a firewall, after clicking the "Upgrade" button to start a distribution upgrade, the Update Manager appears to hang. The reason is that it's sitting in url_downloadable, waiting for the connection to time out.
Correcting the function so that it uses the proxy causes it to launch instantly.