Re: [squid-users] Staroffice and proxy auth

Probably StarOffice does not implement proxy authentication properly.

try enabling log_mime_hdrs in squid.conf, and check that staroffice
sends the proper headers.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid Hacker
David Meleedy wrote:
> 
> I set up a Proxy Authorization scheme using squid and an external
> authenicate_program, and it all seems to work with Netscape, lynx,
> Internet Explorer.  But for some reason when I try to use this with
> StarOffice 5.2, I get the typical box asking for the name and password:
> e.g.
> 
> ----
> Message from server
> 407 Proxy Authentication Required
> 
> Please enter user name and password for Squid proxy-caching web
> server on 137.71.254.7:3128 here.
> -----
> 
> I enter the username and password, and the box just comes back again.
> It does not say authentication failed or anything.  It just comes back with
> the login box again.  I also see in the access log:
> 
> 137.71.254.7 - - [01/Jun/2001:04:42:28 -0400] "GET http://www.google.com/
> HTTP/1.0" 407 1383 TCP_DENIED:NONE
> 
> I also have the useragent log set up, and I see no entry in the useragent
> log for the request.
> 
> Anyone know what's going on here, and how to fix it?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Dave
> 
> ========================================================================
> David Meleedy                           Analog Devices, Inc.
> David.Meleedy@analog.com                Three Technology Way
> Phone: 781 461 3494                     Norwood, MA  02062-9106  USA