Index: src/libLastFmTools/http.cpp
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--- src/libLastFmTools/http.cpp (revision 321)
+++ src/libLastFmTools/http.cpp (working copy)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QNetworkProxy>
 
 #ifdef WIN32
     #include <windows.h>
@@ -88,10 +89,15 @@
     //TODO really this should be determined by an settingsservice key like autoDetectProxy()
     
     if (The::settings().isUseProxy()) {
-        setProxy( The::settings().getProxyHost(),
-                  The::settings().getProxyPort(),
-                  The::settings().getProxyUser(),
-                  The::settings().getProxyPassword() );
+        QNetworkProxy proxy;
+        
+        proxy.setType(QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy);
+        proxy.setHostName(The::settings().getProxyHost());
+        proxy.setPort(The::settings().getProxyPort());
+        proxy.setUser(The::settings().getProxyUser());
+        proxy.setPassword(The::settings().getProxyPassword());
+        
+        QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy(proxy);
     }
     else if (The::webService()->isAutoDetectedProxy()) {
         setProxy( The::webService()->proxyHost(),