> ----- Message from Chris Robertson <crobertson@xxxxxxx> on Tue, 13 > Jun 2006 11:09:56 -0800 ----- > > To: > > squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: > > Re: Authentication on loading an Internet Shortcut > > Philip Hachey wrote: > > >Since switching to Squid for our proxy, some of our users are experiencing > >the following problem: > > > >When Internet Explorer is not yet loaded and authentication with Squid > >(using basic authentication) has therefore not yet been performed by the > >client, opening an Internet Shortcut from their Windows desktop pops up an > >authentication dialogue. Immediately after authenticating, an error is > >displayed as attached below. > > > >This error only occurs for shortcuts to certain sites (ASP related > >perhaps?) and not all client workstations experience the problem even > >though the shortcuts are the same. It's been witnessed on Windows 98 and > >Windows XP workstations, but not all XP workstations encounter the > >problem. > > > >After getting this error, refreshing Internet Explorer loads the page with > >no errors. Also, if the user's Internet Explorer is already loaded and > >authenticated with Squid, then opening the desktop shortcut does not > >produce an error. > > > >Has anyone else experienced a problem similar to this? Is it a known > >problem? Is there a resolution? > > > >Many thanks, > >Philip Hachey > > > > > > > > > > > Sounds very much like an old FAQ... > http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-5.html#ss5.13 > > Chris Thanks for this! Doing a windows update on the client systems has resolved the issue. Philip Hachey
