[Reportbug-maint] Bug#682137: reportbug fails to use a http proxy

[Uwe Storbeck]

Hello,

same problem here, reportbug fails to access the BTS through
a proxy. When the proxy is configured in ~/.reportbugrc
reportbug also fails to access the package database:

$ grep proxy ~/.reportbugrc
# Your proxy server address
http_proxy "http://http-proxy.ibr.ch:8080/"

$ reportbug
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem, or type
'other' to report a more general problem.
> binutils
[..]
Using 'Uwe Storbeck <uwe at ibr.ch>' as your from address.
Getting status for binutils...
Checking for newer versions at madison...
Querying Debian BTS for reports on binutils (source)...
Unable to connect to Debian BTS; continue [y|N|?]?


When I set the proxy from the shell environment reportbug
at least can access the package database, but still fails
to access the bug tracker:

$ http_proxy=http://http-proxy.ibr.ch:8080/ reportbug
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem, or type
'other' to report a more general problem.
> binutils
[..]
Using 'Uwe Storbeck <uwe at ibr.ch>' as your from address.
Getting status for binutils...
Checking for newer versions at madison...

Your version (2.22-6.1) of binutils appears to be out of date.
The following newer release(s) are available in the Debian archive:
  experimental: 2.22.90.20120731-1
  unstable: 2.22-7.1
Do you still want to file a report [y|N|q|?]? y
Querying Debian BTS for reports on binutils (source)...
Unable to connect to Debian BTS; continue [y|N|?]?


Regards,

Uwe