[Bug 275758] New: Trying to use any PAC file for proxy configuration causes many KDE apps to hang

[Chris Dunphy]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=275758

           Summary: Trying to use any PAC file for proxy configuration
                    causes many KDE apps to hang
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.6
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: rc.dunphy at gmail.com


Version:           4.6 (using KDE 4.6.2) 
OS:                Linux

When I try to use the PAC file for proxy configuration which our team uses at
work, it causes freezing in Firefox, Rekonq, Choqok, and Plasmoids like the
Weather Forecast plasmoid.  We have a few different PAC files here at work and
they all cause this issue.  It is obvious that this proxy configuration is
being shared system wide.  Strangely enough Google Chrome is immune.

These applications do not crash, but they hang for 30-40 seconds at a time
whenever I try to access a web page.

As soon as I go back and remove the PAC file and tell KDE to "Connect directly
to the Internet" the problem goes away.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
In Network Settings, tell KDE to use a PAC file and apply the change.

Actual Results:  
After applying this change, these apps would immediately suffer from the freeze
ups.

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