Coghlan, Peter (Panels Oberon) wrote: > So far I am unable to run up2date from behind microsoft firewall. > I have ADSL at home where up2date works reasonably well but at work > I cannot run up2date because of the loveley MS firewall Which *can* be set up sanely. Does yours *require* NTLM authentication, or will it use what Microsoft are pleased to call "basic" authentication? (This is under the control of your system administrators: can you ask yours to add support for basic authentication?) Take a look at the messages around https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/yum/2003-June/001357.html where yum was persuaded to work through a proxy. > Tried APS098 (NTLM authenticator) from sourceforge which makes web > browser work OK > But I am stuck on up2date because it must be trying to use https which > Aps098 does not support anything but http requests. Can you get yum to work through that? I can't remember off-hand exactly what up2adte does require, but yum is plain HTTP. > DISCLAIMER: This electronic message together with any attachments is > confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy, > disclose or use the contents in any way. Please also advise us by > return e-mail that you have received the message and then please > destroy. Carter Holt Harvey is not responsible for any changes made > to this message and / or any attachments after sending by Carter Holt > Harvey. We use virus scanning software but exclude all liability for > viruses or anything similar in this email or any attachment. Um. If your employers insist on adding that to the end of each e-mail, maybe they won't change their proxy setup for you. James. -- E-mail address: james | Went to see the Rugby. Swansea are still sponsored @westexe.demon.co.uk | by EDS. They are still dropping the ball, fumbling | every opportunity and making idiots of themselves | in public. Is this co-incidence? -- Alan Cox
