Re: [squid-users] POST method when using squid_kerb_auth and sending Yahoo mail attachment

On 4/02/2012 12:46 p.m., Hank Disuko wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I'm using squid 3.1.11-1 on Ubuntu Server 11. I am
> using "/usr/lib/squid3/squid_kerb_auth" to auth against a Windows 2008
> directory.
>
> I am unable to upload attachments to emails when using the *new* Yahoo! Mail interface. The old interface seems to work fine.
>
> I've seen this problem reported around the internet. These older posts reveals some insight:
>
> http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/Squid-NTML-and-auth-problems-with-POST-td2255704.html

This is a well known problem with NTLM design. Kerberos was re-designed
to avoid this. Since you are apparently Negotiate protocol with a
Negotiate/kerberos helpers it is not relevant.

>
> http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/200506/0158.html

ditto here.

> I made a "POST_whitelist.txt" for .yahoo.com and uploads work fine. But this is an ugly workaround.
>
> More recently, someone also experiencing this issue filed a Firefox bug. But I'm quite sure it's not a Firefox issue:
>
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679519
>
> Any better fix for this out there?

The bug reported to firefox seems to be about Basic authentication.
Which is also irelevant.

To provide any more help than that we will need to know exactly what is
going on in your system. What is being requested from Squid, what Squid
is responding with, anything Squid logs about the transaction, and how
it is configured.

Amos
Received on Sat Feb 04 2012 - 05:39:35 MST