Problem with Outlook Express
 

Dear all,


I have configured squid proxy server on rhel 4. I have also configured outlook express. I have a hotmail account but when I come through proxy then I cannot login to my email. When I remove proxy settings then it works fine. Please guide me if there be any configuraton required in squid.


Thanks a lot.

Are you using outlook express through WINE ?

From where do you remove the proxy settings? From Outlook express? Or you mean you remove the proxy server from the network?
If your proxy is not configured in transparent mode, then you will need to configure your IE settings. And make sure your proxy server is running.
Check for the status: service squid status

If its not running: service squid start.

I mean when I remove proxy server's setting from client running windows xp. then outlook express works fine. My proxy server is also working fine for normal web browsing but the problem comes with outlook express.

Ok do you configure web browser for proxy settings?
If it is not configured then may be your squid is running is transparent mode and in this case will not accept requests if you configure your browser for the proxy settings.

Yes I have configured web browser for proxy settings.

Further more it is not a transparent proxy.My internet is working fine.
The only problem as i mentioned earlier is not signing in with outlook express.

Thanks

Is any other mail client working with it? Like thunderbird or Office Outlook?

[QUOTE=linuxlover.chaitanya;3707932]Is any other mail client working with it? Like thunderbird or Office Outlook?[/QUOTE
Other mail clients are also not working with it.

So it is something to do with your squid configuration then.
I had this issue with thunderbird but evolution worked well. But if none of them are working then there is something to do with your squid config.
Is there any reason why you have not configured it for transparent proxying?

sohailkmu
 

I am working in an organization and i want only selected people to use internet. Thats why I am not using transparent proxy.

Well. I think I did not read your question correctly previously. Squid is a http proxy and will not proxy pop imap or smtp requests. For that will need socks proxy.

sohailkmu
 

Thanks a lot for your valuable information.

Can you please tell me about a socks proxy. I mean from where can i get one and install it.

Can you post your squid.conf and iptables rules?

You can find out some of the socks proxy on google.

sohailkmu
 

Thanks a lot for your response. I don't know much about iptables.

# iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination



Squid.conf


acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8
acl SSL_ports port 443 563
acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 563 # https, snews
acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
acl CONNECT method CONNECT