Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) #

Forwarder implements Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) file support. PAC file is a JavaScript file that returns a proxy URL for a given URL. It can be used to implement complex proxy rules.

Forwarder also implements Microsoft’s PAC extensions for IPv6. So you can use FindProxyForURL and FindProxyForURLEx functions to implement IPv6-aware proxy rules.

PAC file server #

Forwarder can be used as a PAC file server. See forwarder pac server command reference for more details.

PAC file evaluation #

Forwarder can be used to evaluate PAC files. See forwarder pac eval command reference for more details.

Functions you can use in PAC files #

The following JavaScript functions are implemented in Forwarder:

alert
convert_addr
dateRange
dnsDomainIs
dnsDomainLevels
dnsResolve
dnsResolveEx
getClientVersion
getDay
getMonth
isInNet
isInNetEx
isPlainHostName
isResolvable
isResolvableEx
isValidIpAddress
localHostOrDomainIs
myIpAddress
myIpAddressEx
shExpMatch
sortIpAddressList
timeRange
weekdayRange