[WinMac] Re: MS proxy client for Mac

Tim Scoff(casper[at]nb.net)
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 07:04:23 -0500

> At 8:54 AM -0500 3/29/99, Alex Dearden wrote:
>>> Hello! Has anyone seen, heard of or know where to find an ODBC driver
>>> for MS Access that runs on the Mac platform?
>>
>> In another vein, has anyone see, heard of or know of a MS proxy client
>> for Mac? We can't seem to get the Macs to do FTP through the bloody proxy
>> server. What sacres me the most is that no matter how you configure the
>> PCs they won't work either unless you run the proxy client (even if all
>> your proxy settings are correct... brrr). At least in our office.
>>
> You might want to try the latest versions of Anarchie and
> NetFinder - both of which made improvements in their support of
> Proxy servers and Firewalls in general.

        The problem is that MS Proxy Server 2.0 either supports it's
proprietary client that only runs on Windows or the industry standard
SOCKS protocol. By default the proprietary client is turned on and
the SOCKS protocol is disabled. Once you enable SOCKS support you
can use it with no problems.
        It also supports and CERN compliant web browser. You may be
able to use either MSIE or Netscape as an ftp client through the
proxy server.

        I suggest checking out http://www.macwindows.com/ and
browsing their solutions pages. There are several high quality
products listed that achieve the same results that Proxy Server does
for both platforms equally.
Tim Scoff, MCSE
casper@nb.net
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