On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I am using squid2.6stable18 on ubuntu 8.04 server. >> >> I have configured squid for very basic proxy and my squid.conf is below. >> >> I am not able to access thunderbird email through this proxy >> >> configuration, I am using thunderbird from a Ubuntu client, but i am >> >> able to access internet using Mozilla Firefox browser, but not >> >> thunderbird. How can i get this working? >> >> >> >> The thunderbird client uses Port 110 and 25 to access emails and i >> >> have enabled them here. > >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Thunderbird does not use HTTP proxy for email fetching. >> > >> > It will only use HTTP proxy settings for fetching HTML content images, >> > videos and virus code which are embeded. >> > >> > The emails themselves are fetched via native POP3 or IMAP protocols. > > On 29.09.09 12:22, Avinash Rao wrote: >> I understand, but why isn't it working? If the machine has direct >> connection to internet (modem connected to the machine) thunderbird >> works, but if it has to go through proxy it doesn't work. > > He just said it. Squid is a HTTP proxy and can not be used as proxy for > POP/IMAP/SMTP protocols. You must connect to those services directly, not > through proxy. > -- > Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ > Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. > Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. > Due to unexpected conditions Windows 2000 will be released > in first quarter of year 1901 > Matus, Thank you for your message. That is what i am saying, I have configured Thunderbird to access internet directly and still it doesn't work. Avinash
