title: Emacs behind HTTP proxy
body: <p>Emacs is able to access the Internet with packages such as <a href="http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/UrlPackage" rel="noreferrer">url.el</a> or the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/w3/" rel="noreferrer">W3 web browser</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Also, the <a href="http://tromey.com/elpa/" rel="noreferrer">Emacs Lisp Package Archive</a> is heavily dependent on package url.el.</p>
  
  <p>Now, how do I configure Emacs to use my HTTP proxy to connect to the Internet in general?</p>
  
  <p>Bonus points for any help with ELPA behind a proxy.</p>
  
  <p>Yes, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/120797/how-do-i-set-the-proxy-to-be-used-by-the-jvm">I've had problems with HTTP proxies before</a>.</p>