Brian Candler wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:46:17AM -0600, Rick Weinbender wrote:
> >    I've tried the setup below, but it won't display
> >    the login page.
> >    *
> >      ./configure --with-db=gdbm \
> >      --enable-https \
>
> So what do get?
>
> Your webserver has to be correctly configured for https operation, of
> course.
>
> Try this:
>
> $ openssl s_client -connect www.yourdomain.com:443
> GET /cgi-bin/sqwebmail?index=1 HTTP/1.0
> Host: www.yourdomain.com
> <blank line>
>
> You should get back a HTML frameset. If that works, replace "index=1" with
> "noframes=1" and see what you get back.
>
> >    The manual (quoted below) says that it is the default option.
> >    "[1]http:// or [2]https:// URLs, appropria--enable-https=auto
> >    - this is now the default option...."
>
> Yes. That means if you go in with http:// then it will stay http:, and if
> you go in https:// then it will stay https: (i.e. all the embedded links in
> the page are all either http: or https: respectively)
>
> >    I'm most interested in the password info being encrypted.
> >    --enable-https=login
>
> That makes the login page https:, but all subsequent pages http:. It's the
> option of choice if you have a very busy CPU and want to minimise encryption
> overhead.
>
> Brian.

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>>So what do get?
I tried it just now with only the
--enable-https=login
I get an initial login screen, but when I enter username and password,
it just takes me to a blank web page.
*
>>Try this:
>>$ openssl s_client -connect www.yourdomain.com:443
>>GET /cgi-bin/sqwebmail?index=1 HTTP/1.0
>>Host: www.yourdomain.com
>> <blank line>
This is probably a stupid question, but where does the above code go?
I am running Apache.
Thanks,
-Rick

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