Index: D:/Work/maven/comp-2.0.x/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
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--- D:/Work/maven/comp-2.0.x/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java	(revision 377182)
+++ D:/Work/maven/comp-2.0.x/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java	(working copy)
@@ -566,17 +566,22 @@
 
         try
         {
-            Proxy proxy = settings.getActiveProxy();
+            List proxies = settings.getActiveProxies();
 
-            if ( proxy != null )
+            if ( proxies != null )
             {
-                if ( proxy.getHost() == null )
+
+                for (Iterator it = proxies.iterator(); it.hasNext();)
                 {
-                    throw new SettingsConfigurationException( "Proxy in settings.xml has no host" );
+                    Proxy proxy = (Proxy) it.next();
+                    if ( proxy.getHost() == null )
+                    {
+                        throw new SettingsConfigurationException( "Proxy in settings.xml has no host, id : " + proxy.getId() );
+                    }
+    
+                    wagonManager.addProxy( proxy.getProtocol(), proxy.getHost(), proxy.getPort(), proxy.getUsername(),
+                                           proxy.getPassword(), proxy.getNonProxyHosts() );
                 }
-
-                wagonManager.addProxy( proxy.getProtocol(), proxy.getHost(), proxy.getPort(), proxy.getUsername(),
-                                       proxy.getPassword(), proxy.getNonProxyHosts() );
             }
 
             for ( Iterator i = settings.getServers().iterator(); i.hasNext(); )