Host-level forwarding override

[Jan Ceuleers]

Kevin Darcy wrote:
> Why don't you just reconfigure your browser to access your proxy 
> directly, *without* using the foo.tld name? Seems to me your proxy could 
> then be smart enough to route things appropriately, according to what 
> network connectivity you happen to have at any particular point in time.

Kevin,

Thanks. I don't quite understand what you are saying though. I *must* 
use the proxy servers (e.g. named proxy1.foo.tld and proxy2.foo.tld) 
when the laptop is connected directly to the company network (i.e. when 
I'm at work).

What I'm trying to do is create an environment at home where this also 
works (1) without having to change the configuration of the laptop at 
all, and (2) without losing the ability to connect to other hosts in 
foo.tld which are visible from the Internet, and (3) without creating a 
maintenance nightmare.

I know of various solutions to my problem, but none that meet all three 
conditions above. Hence my question.

Cheers, Jan