<remove> Element for bypasslist (Network Settings)

Removes an IP address or DNS name from the proxy bypass list.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <defaultProxy>
      <bypasslist>
        <remove>

Syntax

<remove
  address="regular expression"
/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute Description
address A regular expression describing an IP address or DNS name.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description
bypasslist Provides a set of regular expressions that describe addresses that do not use a proxy.

Remarks

The remove element removes regular expressions describing IP addresses or DNS server names from the list of addresses that bypass a proxy server. The addresses were defined earlier in the configuration file or at a higher level in the configuration hierarchy.

The value for the address attribute should be a regular expression that describes a set of IP addresses or host names.

For more information about regular expressions, see ..NET Framework Regular Expressions.

Configuration Files

This element can be used in the application configuration file or the machine configuration file (Machine.config).

Example

The following example removes any previous definition for the adventure-works.com domain, and then adds the contoso.com domain to the bypass list.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <defaultProxy>
      <bypasslist>
        <remove address="[a-z]+\.adventure-works\.com$" />
        <add address="[a-z]+\.contoso\.com$" />
      </bypasslist>
    </defaultProxy>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

See also