RE: In need of a solution - silly MS-proxy & proxy-auth

Unfortunately, from what I can gather, MS Proxies will only interact
"intelligently" with other MS Proxy systems. I guess this challenge would
be showing the end user that they'll get better results out of the squid
solution even if they did get the M$ Proxy for free. How'd they do that
anyway? I take it they must be using BackOffice or $B$, because I know the
basic NT$erver package does not include M$P. [aside] Speaking of which--I
don't understand how people see backoffice as a bargain when the license
only allows you to install all of the servers on the same box and that sends
performance (and reliability) down the toilet.

Vince Romeo, Systems Manager
Madison Academy
vjromeo@bigfoot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dancer [mailto:dancer@zeor.simegen.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 5:19 PM
> To: Vincent Romeo
> Cc: squid list
> Subject: Re: In need of a solution - silly MS-proxy & proxy-auth
>
>
> Vincent Romeo wrote:
> >
> > Depends on what level you need to authenticate at. At our
> school, I have an
> > MS Proxy system authenticating users (only members of the
> "Internet User"
> > group can access the 'Net). And my MS Proxy box forwards
> requests to our
> > ISP's proxy, which provides a filtered connection. So, the
> authentication
> > is confined to my local NT/9X network.
> >
> > I take it you need to autheticate at the top level??
>
> You got it. It's a requirement of the system, from the
> customers...however I'm not sure if they'd be all that willing to give
> up their free copies of MS-proxy just because we've slaved away for a
> couple months to give them the features they insisted on. :(
>
> D
>
Received on Wed Mar 24 1999 - 08:00:49 MST