HTTP Options

The "HTTP options" tab contains the following controls:

• "Connection settings" control set contains controls for adjusting HTTP connection settings such as:
  • "Direct connection" option determines whether the program has to access HTTP communities directly. This value is default.
  • "Use HTTP proxy" option determines if the program uses HTTP proxy server to access HTTP communities. To use HTTP proxy server you have to fill the following fields:
    • Type in "Server name or IP address" edit field name or IP address of your HTTP proxy server.
    • Set correct port number in "Port" field. Default value is 8080.
    • If your HTTP proxy server requires authentication you have to mark on "Authentication required" checkbox and type your username and password in corresponding fields below.
• "User agent" field determines the name which the program uses to identify itself in remote host. Default value is "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows XP".