Is there a way to get a browser to read a .pac file without having the user manually point the browser’s automatic config file at the URL?
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Is there a way to get a browser to read a .pac file without having the user manually point the browser’s automatic config file at the URL?
Are you talking about Proxy Autoconfiguration?
Basically you have to configure a host name such as wpad.example.com and put the file there named as wpad.dat
See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol