Plug-in unable to detect browser proxy settings in Netscape4.X with merlin 55

Platfrom tested: Windows 98 1 st Edition
Browser : Netscape4.6

Java Plug-in is unable to detect the
broswer's proxy setting in Netscape4.x.
It is using the fallback even if the proxy
settings are specified in the browsers preferences.
During the fallback it is getting the proxy settings
of IE.


To reproduce the problem :

1. Install Java Plug-in Merlin build 55/56.
2. In the Java Plug-in Control panel
   enable choose browser's proxy in the
   proxies tab also enable Java Plug-in
   console.
3. In the Netscape browser's proxy settings
   specify the valid proxy server setting
   (manual proxy)
4. In IE browser proxy server settings on the
   same system change the proxy server to a
   dummy address(dummy port 8080)

5. Load any applet uses Java Plug-in
   http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/demos/applets/Clock/example1.html

6. Java Plug-in will pop-up warning dialog with message
   "unable to obtain proxy configuration from netscape 4.X
    or later -fallback)

7. The appletr load fine .

8. look in the proxy settings printed in the console
   which would

   proxy : dummy:8080 (which is specified in IE preferences)
   but the Plug-in is supposed to use the setting from the
   netscape browser preferences which is valid proxy settings.

Plug-in should not fallback to IE if the proxy settings are
available from the current browser.

This is tested on Windows 98 1st Edition.

sridhar.enugula@eng 2001-04-10

This bug is still reproducable with Merlin Build 59
on Windows 98 1 st Edition.I am re-opening this bug.