Re: [squid-users] username and password in TRANSPARENT mode

On Fri, Aug 10, 2007, Neil A. Hillard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Adrian Chadd wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 10, 2007, Neil A. Hillard wrote:
> >
> >>> It doesn't work reliably? :)
> >> Doesn't it? You'll have to cite specific examples. I can't think of
> >> one problem I've had that's related to basic auth not working as it
> >> should (as long as you don't count configuration faux pas!)
> >
> > Transparent interception with proxy basic authentication?
>
> Not valid - it was never designed to do that. We repeat the question -
> if the browser doesn't know a proxy is there then why should it
> authenticate to it?

And I'm saying it shouldn't, thats not how stuff was intended, and
the fact that stuff "kind of sometimes mostly maybe" works is busted.
People keep -wanting- to try it though.

We're in agreement!

Adrian
Received on Fri Aug 10 2007 - 02:53:56 MDT