How do I configure proxy settings for Java in Solaris to handle Proxy Auto Config (PAC) scripts?

Question

I would like to configure Java proxy settings on Solaris to use a Proxy Auto Config (PAC) scriptt.

I have found instructions for making the settin

Answer 1

Sadly the system proxy selector does not handle PAC/WPAD/JS specifications, confirmed by my testing with Windows or MacOS X. Even on Java6, which includes a JavaScript interpreter.

I'm hoping proxy-vole http://code.google.com/p/proxy-vole/ may do the trick.