http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5625
--- Comment #7 from Dan Kegel dank@kegel.com 2008-04-01 19:37:25 --- Note that the graphical Gnome settings only affect sessions started with Gnome's special Terminal menu item, not any other launcher. When testing this, make sure the http_proxy variable is set by gnome before jumping to conclusions.
Wine's iexplore does not yet obey these settings, so we can't close the bug yet. To fix this part, we'll need to propagate the settings to Gecko, as described here: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_Embedding_FAQ:How_do_I...#How_d...
Likewise, launching Windows Firefox 3 beta 4 inside Wine does not pick up these proxy settings. Seems like it ought to, but what do I know...
Anyone know a good free http client based on wininet we could use to test?