Proxy Autodiscovery for Internet Explorer 5 Only

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A URL that points to the configuration file that the client should use for automatic configuration of Internet Explorer 5. The file this URL points to can be a .pac, .jvs, .js, or .ins configuration file created by your system or Web administrator when deploying Internet Explorer 5 on your intranet. It might include settings for other Internet Explorer 5 configurable options, such as which home page to use, or settings for locating and using a proxy server.

Description

This option is communicated between Internet Explorer 5 client computers and the DHCP server using the DHCPInform message, which is currently only supported for Windows 2000 DHCP server and clients.

The use of additional DHCP configuration is only supported by Internet Explorer 5, not earlier versions that use different methods for automatic detection and configuration of proxy server settings.

You can also add and configure an alias (CNAME) resource record at the DNS server to support Internet Explorer 5 proxy server autodiscovery and configuration features.

For further details, see the Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 Resource Kit.

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