set the proxy settings
I support approximately 1,000 customers and my manager has approved the use of FireFox with a condition that we put a proxy and it is whenever a user starts Firefox. I would like a VB Script that affects the proxy settings every time you start Firefox. I think that this could be done when the customer starts a script, the script sets the proxy settings and then launches the firefox program. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
You can use a mozilla.cfg file in the Firefox program folder to lock the prefs or specify new values (default).
Put a local file - settings.js in the folder defaults\pref also the file prefs.js - channel where to specify using mozilla.cfg.
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);
These functions can be used in the mozilla.cfg file:
defaultPref(); // set new default value pref(); // set pref, allow changes in current session lockPref(); // lock pref, disallow changes
See:
- http://KB.mozillazine.org/Locking_preferences
- http://Mike.kaply.com/2012/03/16/customizing-Firefox-AutoConfig-files/
See also:
- CCK2 Wizard: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cck2wizard/
Tags: Firefox
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