[###@###.###, 10 March 2004]
While trying various Java-based social software, I've learned about the various
system properties to set HTTP proxy server address and port information, using
the -D option to /usr/java/bin/java.  This approach requires me to modify all of
the launch scripts to include this information.  It would be simpler for deploying such applications on Solaris and Linux systems if the runtime translated the initial http_proxy environment variable (and ftp_proxy and so on)
into the appropriate set of system property settings.