Re: MS Proxy Server

Jeffrey Betts ( jbetts@ccaccess.net )
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 21:37:06 -0700

I am curios on what kind of control you are talking about.
I can forbid people from accessing certain web sites
what other kinds of control do you have.

Thanks
Jef Betts

David Scott wrote:

> Oh, I agree completely. There's like 1(!) book on Proxy and then
> there's
> the hypertext M$ setup guide. I had read this book completely before
> trying
> to set up Proxy and it had very wrong information in some critical
> places.
> I am very displeased by the lack of resources for this product.
>
> The thing I like, however, is the degree of control I have over my
> users. I
> don't know how far you can get with spagetti or the proxy you're
> using, but
> I can really get picky since I'm using my NT user database. Probably
> my
> favorite feature.
>
> David
>
> On Tuesday, July 15, 1997 11:18 PM, Jeffrey Betts
> [SMTP:jbetts@ccaccess.net] wrote:
> > Thats the problem most software when set up correctly
> > works fine. I got tired of trying to get ms proxy server
> > to work with no support. I settled on a product from
> > puzzle systems that works great and they have very good
> > tech support for free.Just an opinion not a flame :-)
> >
> > Take care
> > Jeff Betts
> >
> > David Scott wrote:
> >
> > > I have to agree with Petar. I had a heck of a time setting up MS
> Proxy
> > > -
> > > service packs blew me up, some picky stuff with other software
> > > packages
> > > interfering on the workstations, but now that everythings cleaned
> up -
> > > it
> > > works great.
> > >
> > > David Scott
> > > davidscott@mtgroup.com
> > > http://www.mtgroup.com
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, July 15, 1997 8:02 PM, Petar Nikolich
> > > [SMTP:petar@escape.net.au] wrote:
> > > > You best relax a little. Many people (myself included) have had
> no
> > > problems with
> > > > MS Proxy and it should be considered ignorance to dismiss it for
>
> > > others
> > > summarily.
> > > >
> > > > I am not a "Microsoft Lover" but MS Proxy does a brilliant job
> when
> > > it is
> > > setup
> > > > CORRECTLY. Maybe that is why you don't like it?
> > > >
> > > > Flame me direct if you have a problem with my comments.
> > > >
> > > > The beta of Ms Proxy 2.0 has been released. I suggest you go
> take a
> > > look
> > > at it. It is
> > > > a giant improvement over 1.0 and has many extra features
> including
> > > (at
> > > last!) the
> > > > ability to support cascading (chaining) to other proxies
> upstream.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.microsoft.com/proxy/beta and at 3.7Mb is quite small
> to
> > > download.
> > > >
> > > > Petar Nikolich
> > > > petar@escape.net.au
> > > >
> > >
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