Asp.Net: Bypass local proxy

Question:

How to bypass a local proxy when doing HttpWebRequests in dot.net?

Answer:

In your application config you can set the system.net settings
config sample

<system.net>
  <defaultProxy enabled="true" useDefaultCredentials="true">
    <proxy bypassonlocal="True" proxyaddress="http://proxy.yourdomain:port/" />
  </defaultProxy>
</system.net>