Re: Squirrelmail and HTTP

[dan <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve de Carteret wrote:
> dan wrote:
>
> > Steve de Carteret wrote:
> >
> > > I am attemtping to use Squirrelmail on a Sendmail Server behind a 
> > > company firewall.  The firewall forwards HTTP requests to a Windows 
> > > IIS box.  I can re-set the HTTP to listen on an alternate port just 
> > > fine, and forward that port through the firewall, but when I do, the 
> > > Squirrelmail doesn't want to play.  Anyone have an idea how to reset 
> > > the Squirrelmain config?  Or am I missing something else?
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > Steve -
> >
> > Squirrelmail could care less what port the web server is listening on. 
> > Are you running SM on this IIS server, or on another?
> >
> > I also suspect that the whole port-forwarding mechanism is broken, or 
> > you've set something wrong.  Look into that.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -dant
> SM is running on FC2.  It works fine internally on my network with 
> default ports configured.  When I redirect http to another port, the 
> http default page responds, but SM gives a "Cannot connect"  error 
> message.  This is the case for both internal connections as well as 
> through the firewall.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve

Steve -

Is SM able to connect via IMAP to the mail server?  Would this router or 
whatever prevent the HTTP server which SM is on, to connect to the mail 
server via IMAP?  Is that the kind of error you're getting?

Thanks
-dant