Re: [squid-users] Squid as proxy for aol im

Clarifying myself here a little. I have no idea (and doubt) that AIM is
actually using SSL.

More likely, all it is probably doing is using a CONNECT method to access
the AIM servers.

Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Murdock" <jmurdock@itraktech.com>
To: "Fathi Ben Nasr" <fathi.engineer@gnet.tn>; "Squid Users"
<squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid as proxy for aol im

> It's probably an SSL_Ports acl issue. The setting in AIM means to use an
> SSL session between squid and AOL, not an SSL session between squid and
the
> client.
>
> The https setting is generally more stable than http in my experience.
>
> Jerry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fathi Ben Nasr" <fathi.engineer@gnet.tn>
> To: "Squid Users" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:56 AM
> Subject: [squid-users] Squid as proxy for aol im
>
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Someone wrote that squid can act as an https proxy (i.e. connections
> > between squid and web client are secured) but there was no client
> > implementing it.
> > Now using aim 4.7.2480, in its config panel I can choose a proxy talking
> > https and enter my proxy ip port username and password.
> > It works if I use squid as a http proxy but not as an https proxy.
> > Is there some server cert I should install on squid subdirs or is aim
> > buggy or talks only to netscape https proxies ?
> >
> > TIA.
> > Fathi Ben Nasr
> >
> > (See attached file: smime.p7s)
>
Received on Wed Sep 18 2002 - 07:25:16 MDT