Re: SSL_ports - what does this stand for?

Thanks for the reply.

> >I have recently set up Squid on a client's network, and was wondering what
> >the line
> > acl SSL_ports port 443 563
> >is meant to mean in the squid.conf file. What are ports 443 and 563 used
> >for?
>
> They are used by the SSL protocol. 443 is used for a secure form of http,
> and 563 is used by a secure form of news.
>
> >I was also wondering why I get an error 'Access denied' when trying to
> >access http://certs.netscape.com:443?
>
> The correct way to access an SSL site is https://certs.netscape.com/ This
> will use port 443 by default.

Are there any settings in the squid.conf that would prohibit a user from
accessing an SSL site like certs.netscape.com - I am referring to the
settings in the squid.conf file at my clients end.

Thanks

Tristan
tristan@foxgold.net.au
Received on Wed Jun 25 1997 - 09:56:04 MDT