>>> To get it to care, pass `env_proxy => 1` to the constructor. Affected
>>> plugins: aggregate, openid, pinger. This probably wants to be on
>>> by default, and might not need to be configurable. --[[schmonz]]
+
+>>>> Okay, in a real-world scenario it does need to be
+>>>> configurable. A working implementation (tested with aggregate,
+>>>> not tested with the other two plugins) is in my git, commit
+>>>> 91c46819dee237a281909b0c7e65718eb43f4119. --[[schmonz]]
+
+>>>>> Oh, and according to the LWPx::ParanoidAgent docs, "proxy support is
+>>>>> explicitly removed", so if ikiwiki can preferentially find that
+>>>>> installed, even with the above commit, `openid` won't be able to
+>>>>> traverse a proxy. --[[schmonz]]
+
+[[!template id=gitbranch branch=schmonz/proxies author="[[schmonz]]"]]
+
+>>>>> I bollixed up my git, recloned, and reapplied the diffs, so
+>>>>> that commit won't exist anymore. My proxy-related changes are
+>>>>> now on a branch. --[[schmonz]]