src/product/README.proxy 1.1

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+net.c now has support for http(s) proxy servers
+which may be required by some installations
+to get through the firewall to external resources
+such as (but not limited to) for example 
+bigWig or bigBed data via custom track bigDataUrl.
+
+One must add the setting "httpProxy" to hg.conf
+
+httpProxy=http://someProxyServer:443/
+
+If the proxy server requires BASIC authentication
+
+httpProxy=http://user:password@someProxyServer:443/
+
+where user and password may need URL-encoding
+if they contain special characters such as
+":" and "@".
+
+The proxy support does not distinguish between
+local and foreign destinations.  All http(s)
+URLs that are being accessed go through the proxy
+server, if it is enabled.