How to remove proxy from WebRequest and leave DefaultWebProxy untouched

Question

I use FtpWebRequest to do some FTP stuff and I need to connect directly (no proxy). However WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy contains IE proxy settings (I reckon). ``` WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("ftp://someftpserver/"); // request.Proxy is null here so setting it to null does not have any effect WebResponse response = request.GetResponse(); // connects using WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy ``` My code is a piece in a huge application and I don't want to change `WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy` because it is global static property and it can have adverse impact on the other parts of the application. Any idea how to do it?

Accepted Answer

try setting the proxy to an empty WebProxy, ie:

```
request.Proxy = new WebProxy();
```

This should create an empty proxy.

How to remove proxy from WebRequest and leave DefaultWebProxy untouched

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