Thx...will give it a try... and will post the results here for the community....
Cheers. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bolan Meek [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 11:22 PM > To: CHEONG, Shu Yang (Patrick) > Subject: Proxying Problems (was Re: ) > > "CHEONG, Shu Yang (Patrick)" wrote: > > > Well, I was not "blocked" when I used Explorer!!! > > Perhaps Explorer kept the login:passwd for the site. I'm not sure > fully how it works, but it's something like cookies: a site shall > query the browser for a login:passwd, and if the browser doesn't > have it cached, it shall prompt the user. Once a login:passwd > is cached, the browser answers transparently. That was a > hassle I suffered with using Netscape to access secured sites in > a company Intranet: when I attempt to access by another > login, the site still thought I was coming in on the previous. > I had to exit Netscape, restart, and re-access the site to login > with a different username. I'm wondering if Explorer kept > the login info some how, but I don't know yet if your proxy > server requires a login:password. Did you ever have to > supply that when using Explorer, even once? > > > ...Have yet to check with the SysAdmin/ Network guys on the proxying > rules > > and > > stuff like that !!! > > Well, we all wait with abated breaths. > > > > > ...under Windows 95, I can't browse using Netscape or Opera but can > do > > > > so using M$ Explorer (v5.0). > > > > > > Was that, in Netscape, using > > > Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Proxies->Manual? > > > > > > > ...suggested to me using smb-NT-verify or > > > > pam_smb to enable my Debian box to authenticate itself to the NT > machine > > > so > > > > that ip streams can continue to be forwarded to the Debian box and > not > > > just > > > > stop at the proxy server. > > > > > > If so, you'll want to look into the SAMBA suite. > > BTW, I goofed in replying without editing the Subject: field. You had > left > it blank. It's better to supply a Subject: with email, especially to > lists, > because there may be those who are short on time, but with specific > expertise to help with whatever intricate problem you may have. The > time contraints they suffer may cause them to skip over a blank or > too-general Subject:, but they may yet take the time to answer one > to which they knew the solution right off. > > -- > > Bolan Meek > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GAT d s+: a C++++ UL++++ P+++ L+++ E--- W++ N++ o-- K w-- > O- M- V-- PS PE++ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5 X R- !tv b++ DI+ D > G e+ h---- r+++ y++++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > >