http://blogs.msdn.com/joncole/archive/2006/06/13/suggested-practices-for-proxy-configuration-when-using-system-net-httpwebrequest.aspxI have periodically received questions on how to configure code using HttpWebRequest in an application that may be run in multiple types of environments (home user, corporate domain, with or with out a proxy, etc). This is what I would suggest. Don'ten-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/joncole/archive/2006/06/13/suggested-practices-for-proxy-configuration-when-using-system-net-httpwebrequest.aspx#669306Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:50:52 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:669306Windows Network DevelopmentRecently, a number of current and former System.Net team members have posted about various managed code&amp;amp;nbsp;network...http://blogs.msdn.com/joncole/archive/2006/06/13/suggested-practices-for-proxy-configuration-when-using-system-net-httpwebrequest.aspx#5801117Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:02:29 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5801117codemutt<p>Is there a way to make .NET NOT do automatic proxy discovery?</p> <p>My HTTP messages are being hijacked by the corporate proxy forced on all employees. If I can make .NET ignore the proxy, then my little test apps will be able to send messages where they need to be sent (the service) instead of to the proxy.</p>