Microsoft Proxy Client + Linux

[dogbert at clue4all.net (Brian J. Conway)]

>  1. I'm trying to hook up my laptop (runing RedHat 6.1) to my company's
>  network, but I'm not sure how to go about configuring it for the Microsoft
>  (urrg) Web Proxy the we have set-up on the comm. server.  The only thing I
>  can do now is pop mail off of the exchange server (no outside mail), and
>  use netscape with the proxy options set. I need to be able to telnet, and
>  and pop outside mail.

This would probably be best answered by whomever is administering the
proxy, but such setups often allow you to telnet to the IP of the proxy
without a password and you can then connect (or hop, rather) to whatever
external address is necessary.  A useful feature, though my preference is
still with NAT.  As for external POP mail, that should be an easy enough
setting in whatever mail client you are using after finding out the proper
port number on the proxy.  This is assuming both of these protocols have
been enabled on the proxy, so again, see the administrator.

Brian J. Conway
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