No Proxy Support

[franciscotbjr]

When running Kobo Desktop behind a corporate network that uses an Http Proxy, there is no way to set proxy attributes and user credentials.

So kobo Desktop doesn't run on such net work.

[aferrop]

Same problem, please, add proxy support

[LucianoZu]

I've the same problem...

[derKrischan]

Same problem here. The "hidden proxy support" by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+P leads to a proxy authentication dialog (my proxy needs no authorization) and Kobo Desktop crashes with r6025 "pure virtual function call". Is there a config file or environment variable to set?

[thedailycommute]

I initially had the same problem (and not just with Kobo Desktop, but many apps that require internet access, and don't work well with Microsoft's firewalls - QuickTime is one that springs immediately to mind). The solution (in my case, and I've been using it for over 10 years now) is a software proxy called The Proxomitron (http://www.proxomitron.info/files/).

Basically the Proxomitron sits between your apps (just configure IE or Chrome (which uses the IE settings) to use it) and the corporate firewall. After configuring it with your network username/password, it automatically supplies those credentials for any and all authorisation requests (and Microsoft's firewall/proxy stupidly requests authorisation for every HTTP GET/POST/PUSH request, instead of just once, as most other proxy servers do).

Hope this helps!

[Dollyn]

its 2019 now, no proxy suppot