Proxy Settings for Secure HTTP
Kenn's
20000302: Proxy Settings for Secure HTTP
March/2000
Tech
Notes
Tech Note #2
Current automated client proxy settings disable proxy for the secure hypertext transfer protocol (https). This will be changed in the next release of WSD1IP. In the meantime, for schools where this is an issue (in particular, for systems which are making use of the new web-based report card system), there are three options for working around this.
Option 1: use Netscape 4. Netscape 4.x will hold proxy settings which are changed after WSD1IP is installed, since those settings are stored in a text file, and that file is only updated when the computer moves to a different WSD1 network.
Option 2: use a different browser (Star Office, for example). WSD1IP only affects Netscape 2-4 and MSIE 3-5. If you use a different web browser, it will not be automatically configured.
Option 3: For Netscape 2 & 3, and for all Windows 9x versions of Internet Explorer, you can edit the <windows>\WSD1IP.REG file. Delete any lines that look like this:
"ProxyServer"="ftp=ercps.wsd1.org:8080;http=ercps.wsd1.org:8080"or this:
"HTTPS_Proxy"=""or this:
"HTTPS_ProxyPort"=dword:00000000
Once deleted, those settings will no longer be overwritten at logon. As with Netscape 4 settings, the WSD1IP.REG is only overwritten when the computer is moved to a different WSD1 network.
Before summer break 2000, there should be an update for WSD1IP that will fix this and a few other issues.
DISCLAIMER: This document is intended for the reference of computer support personnel within Winnipeg School Division No. 1. There is no warranty or liability if procedures recommended here have an adverse affect on any systems. Use them at your own risk. Any trademarks mentioned are the property of their owners, none of whom have certified any information provided here. Opinions expressed here are personal only and do not represent the policy of Winnipeg School Division No. 1 or any other organization anywhere.
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