This should "just work", and can build on the resolution to #68 .
https://www.google.com/search?q=http_proxy

This would allow proxying behind a corporate firewall without any/every 3rd party module using axios requiring code changes to support proxying.

test/specs/requests.spec.js
describe('requests', function () {
  beforeEach(function () {
    jasmine.Ajax.install();
  });
  afterEach(function () {
    jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
  });
  it('should treat single string arg as url', function (done) {
    axios('/foo');
    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      expect(request.url).toBe('/foo');
      expect(request.method).toBe('GET');
      done();
    });
  });
  it('should treat method value as lowercase string', function (done) {
    axios({
      url: '/foo',
      method: 'POST'
    }).then(function (response) {
      expect(response.config.method).toBe('post');
      done();
    });