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Re:Are you a Facebook employee? by spiantino on Friday August 05, 2011 @04:49PM (#2851707)
not sure what a .pac file is, but yes, this is how it works.
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Re:Are you a Facebook employee? by mitchty on Monday August 08, 2011 @10:38AM (#2860181)
Just a javascript script file that tests for where ip-wise the user originates from and determines if you use a proxy for the site or connect directly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_auto-config

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