--proxy option didn't work for me

[NinoSkopac]

Hi, I tried setting the proxy option, using both localhost:1234 and http://localhost:1234 notation, but it didn't go through. I know because I tried setting a proxy address that doesn't exist (e.g. localhost:9876) and it still worked.

[NinoSkopac]

I did get it working through your Node module - thanks so much for the great work.

Note: I only managed to figure out how to add a proxy by studying this file. More documentation needs to be added to the Nodejs module regarding using a proxy (an example would be great).