Well, that is very useful to know. I will ask the client what type they use and see how it goes. Thanks for your help.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valentin Schmidt Sent: 24 November 2005 01:37 To: Lingo programming discussion list Subject: Re: <lingo-l> getNetText and proxy addendum: "digest authentication" (RFC 2617) would be a little bit more complicated, but totally doable as well, all you need is a md5 calculation, and there are good md5 implementations in lingo that are fast enough for those tiny strings required for authentication. Valentin Schmidt wrote: > Propably I'm the only one interested in this :-) > But anyway, I've checked it out, it's really very easy to do this for > basic authentication. You only have to add one more HTTP-header line: > "Proxy-Authorization Basic YWRtaW46Zm9v" > where YWRtaW46Zm9v is a base64 encoded string of <username:password> > ("admin:foo" in this case), and you have to use a full URL in the > GET-line > (like "GET http://macromedia.com/robots.txt";) > > If you specify this additional header right away from the beginning, > there is no need for an "interactive authentication", you get through > the proxy immediately (tested with Squid 2.5 on win xp) > > So, Tim, if your proxy server uses basic authentication only (which it > propably doesn't), there is no need to buy a third party xtra. > > Valentin > > > Valentin Schmidt wrote: >> thanks cole, laurent for your replies. >> >> laurent, what part of the process that you described do you think >> wouldn't be possible to implement with multiuser lingo? If I >> understood you correctly, this doesn't sound very difficult, as long >> as the whole >> communication is text based, not binary (what seems to be the case >> for basic authentication). It's no problem to implement other >> text-based protocols like SMTP, POP, HTTP etc. with multiuser >> lingo/xtra. cheers, >> valentin >> >> laueLaurent Brigaut wrote: >>> I don't think you can. The way the authentication is handled, >>> independantly from the authentication scheme is, that way: >>> - prerequisite : any access to an http resource throug a proxy that >>> require authentication has to be done with the "Keep connection >>> alive" flag set on. >>> - The client issues first a GET (going through the proxy server) set >>> the >>> proxy info (IP/port) but no user or password. >>> - The the HTTP server replies with a 407 error code (indicating that >>> the >>> proxy requires authentication) and includes in the header the >>> authentication scheme expected (basic, NTLM, Kerberos, ...) >>> - The client then starts to handle the authentication protocol and >>> once >>> access granted, re-issues the GET >>> >>> I don't think Multiuser could handle this scheme. It would have been >>> a different story if you have pass the user name/password in the >>> initial request. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> -- Laurent Brigaut >>> -- Director of Operations >>> >>> -- Integration New Media, Inc. (INM) >>> -- www.INM.com >>> -- +1 514 871 1333 ext. 236 >>> -- LEADERS IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>> Valentin Schmidt >>>> Sent: November 23, 2005 11:46 AM >>>> To: Lingo programming discussion list >>>> Subject: Re: <lingo-l> getNetText and proxy >>>> >>>> I wonder if (depending on the authorization scheme?) you >>>> could use the multiuser xtra to authentificate at a http >>>> proxy server...? >>>> Does anyone know more about this? >>>> >>>> valentin >>>> >>>> Tim Welford wrote: >>>>> Thanks for that Valentin, Duck, >>>>> >>>>> I actually stumbled across the proxyserver function after >>>> my post, But >>>>> looks like a client requires user\pass authentication on the proxy >>>>> server as well, so may need the xtra Duck suggested, >>>> although I also >>>>> found "UntimateNetXtra" as well which seems to be a better deal >>>>> for the price. >>>>> >>>>> Shame that the proxyserver function only seems to be "half >>>>> implemented" >>>>> I can't think of any good reasons why they wouldn't build >>>> in a method >>>>> for sending user pass parameters. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers guys >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>> Valentin >>>>> Schmidt >>>>> Sent: 23 November 2005 15:17 >>>>> To: Lingo programming discussion list >>>>> Subject: Re: <lingo-l> getNetText and proxy >>>>> >>>>> hi tim, >>>>> >>>>> look up >>>>> proxyServer(serverType, "ipAddress", portNum) in the help. >>>>> >>>>> you can either get the proxy server's IP from the registry (pc, >>>>> require's some (free) xtra; on the mac there is propably >>>> some comand >>>>> to use with shell xtra), or let the user specify it manually. >>>>> >>>>> valentin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tim Welford wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone know how I can use things like getNettext when the >>>>>> computer uses a proxy server to access the internet. >>>>>> >>>>>> Do I need to use a 3rd party xtra like UltimateNetXtra, or >>>> is there a >>>>>> way with just normal director lingo (MX 04) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest >>>> mode, go >>>>>> to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages >>>> to the list, >>>>>> email [email protected] (Problems, email >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]). 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