Patrick:

I'll respond to your first question about configuring IE - Yes:

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; Use this key for subsequent RegPokes ...

$key = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

; Configure proxy server address and port ...

$name = "ProxyServer"
$data = "www.proxy.com:80"
$type = "REG_SZ"

gosub "RegPoke"

; Enable proxy ...

$name = "ProxyEnable"
$data = "1"
$type = "REG_DWORD"

gosub "RegPoke"

; Bypass proxy server for local (Intranet) addresses"

$name = "ProxyOverride"
$data = "*.intranet.com;*.inside.com;*.within.com;<local>"
$type = "REG_SZ"

gosub "RegPoke"

; or - just use automatic configuration script

$name = "AutoConfigURL"
$data = "http://www.proxy.com/install.ins"
$type = "REG_SZ"

gosub "RegPoke"

exit

:RegPoke

$rs = writevalue ( "$key", "$name", "$data", "$type" )

if $rs
 ?
 ?"Key  = " $key
 ?"Name = " $name
 ?"Type = " $type
 ?"Data = " $data
 ?"Error= $rs (@serror)"

endif

return

Shawn.

[This message has been edited by Shawn (edited 08 August 2000).]