[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#590872: HTTP proxy not used when downloading guest additions

[Daniel Richard G.]

Package: virtualbox-ose-qt
Version: 3.2.6-dfsg-2

I am using VirtualBox on a corporate network with a mandatory (but not
transparent) HTTP proxy. My environment has the http_proxy environment
variable set appropriately, and most applications work fine with that.
But when VirtualBox goes to download the Guest Additions CD image, or
other such items, it is apparently not aware of the proxy and gives a
"Connection refused (or timed out)" error.