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Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows?

From "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows?
Date 2025-09-11 22:18 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <109vari$2tpvl$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <109v1ub$1uur$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>

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Arlen,

> Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows?
> Hell if I know.
>
> The answer may be simply that Windows evolved over decades, and
> different components use different networking stacks, each with
> its own proxy logic.

Do you think that would work, three different networking stacks that all try 
to talk to the same hardware (the ethernet card) ?

Why do you think they are/expose different proxy mechanisms - where did you 
get that info from ?

Have you googled for all three, and if so what is said about them ?

Last but not least : The first two exist as DLLs of the same name and have 
APIs.  I have no idea what you think "PAC/AutoDetect" is, or what ... 
thingamagotchy (program? DLL? Something else?) in windows offers it to you.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-11 17:46 +0000
  Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-11 22:18 +0200
    Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-11 20:50 +0000
      Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-12 08:25 +0200
        Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-14 02:07 +0000
          Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-14 08:59 +0200
            Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-14 10:08 +0000
              Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-14 15:11 +0200
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-14 17:25 +0000
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-09-14 18:39 +0100
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-14 18:05 +0000
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? MikeS <mikes@is.invalid> - 2025-09-14 20:09 +0100
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-14 19:51 +0000
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2025-09-15 14:11 +0100
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-17 19:34 +0000
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-15 01:30 +0200
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-15 07:34 +0000
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-15 12:20 +0200
                Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-17 20:01 +0000
          Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-09-14 09:44 +0200
            Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-18 06:42 +0000
          Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-09-14 10:35 +0100
            Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-14 10:20 +0000
  Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-21 16:02 +0000
    Re: Why do 3 completely different proxy mechanisms exist in Windows? Marion <mariond@facts.com> - 2025-10-30 00:47 -0600

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