On http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=3 in Code listing 1: Defining proxy servers the last line should read export RSYNC_PROXY="proxy.gentoo.org:8080" and NOT export rsync_proxy="rsync://proxy.gentoo.org:8080" The variable name should be in capital letters and the protocol-prefix "rsync://" should be left out. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
Fixed in cvs, thanks.