Comment 13 for bug 271108

I am on a fully up-to-date Intrepid and I am getting the same problem. It has resulted in much frustration with instability. Is there any workaround to get rid of the 'proxy settigns from hell' problem?

Description of bug:

Open gconf-editor, and delete proxy and http_proxy settings. Close gconf-editor, and reopen it, and the settings are unchanged (i.e. the proxy settings are still there. Do this with preferences, network proxy, apply system wide, and save. Restart a terminal or restart the computer and type echo $http_proxy and the deleted settings are still there.

Where is this stored, and how can I edit it manually to get rid of the problem until the bug is resolved?

thanks
derek