[wellylug] Squid, wpad.dat auto-configuration and the Air NZ booking service

[Daniel Pittman]

David Harrison <david.harrison at stress-free.co.nz> writes:

> I was just wondering if anyone had come across a problem when using
> proxy auto-configuration files (wpad.dat) with a Squid proxy and the
> Air New Zealand booking service?

I can say with some confidence, no, because there is no way for proxy
auto-configuration to be detected by the remote server.

[...]

> When using a wpad.dat proxy auto-configuration script the resulting
> itinerary search page times out when loading.  However when the proxy
> is defined manually in Firefox or IE the itinerary search loads
> perfectly.

Very, very strange.  You should post your wpad.dat contents, because...

> I have a feeling this is caused by some funky Javascript they are
> using.

...the funky JavaScript in the proxy configuration is a much more likely
candidate for causing the problems.

Regards,
        Daniel