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muddin_331887's avatar
muddin_331887
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Aug 28, 2017

Java variable ?

What does DIRECT mean in the following example excerpt from a .PAC file?   return "DIRECT";  
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Stanislas_Piro2's avatar
Stanislas_Piro2
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Aug 28, 2017

Hi,

I am not sure here is the good forum for such question. 

return "DIRECT";
means the request will not be forwarded to any proxy server but the browser will open a TCP connection to the target server.