return $str;
}
-my $proxy = "<EMPTY>";
-$proxy = chop_dblquot($ENV{http_proxy} // $ENV{HTTP_PROXY} // $proxy);
+my $proxy = chop_dblquot($ENV{http_proxy} // $ENV{HTTP_PROXY} // "");
+$proxy = "<EMPTY>" if $proxy eq "";
$proxy =~ s{^https?://}{}i;
my $no_proxy = $ENV{no_proxy} // $ENV{NO_PROXY};