Re: [squid-users] Re: squid & ftp

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:35:55 +1200

RW wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:22:22 +0200
> Angela Williams <angie@eoh.co.za> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> On Tuesday 24 July 2007 11:58, Nadeem Semaan wrote:
>>> While trying to open ftp sites with IE, i usally get an error, when
>>> opening the same site with firefox, i get prompted for credentials.
>>> Is there anything that has to be done on Squid to have IE promt for
>>> passwords as well (probably TAG: ftp_user), or is this browser
>>> specific. I mean is it the way that squid handels the requests?
>> Good reason to trash Internot Exploder!
>> In the Internet Options window choose the Advanced tab and make
>> certain Use Passive FTP is checked!
>
> Except that it's going through squid over an http connection so the
> client need not make a distinction between passive and active ftp.
>

This *is* IE they're talking about. Logic and RFCs be-gone!

pPS. Sorry if you don't like the bad jokes. I'm sick this week.

Amos
Received on Thu Jul 26 2007 - 03:36:02 MDT

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