secret key size not big enough. Halifax website.

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by threadbare

proxies dont cache secure websites

I am sure that they dont but they must route them !!! Put one of the ntl proxy servers in the https proxy field - most users have (use the same proxy for all types ect) ticked anyway.

If the proxy's ignore https traffic then you would get a page cant be displayed error if this proxy is set and you visit a secure site !!!

Perhaps rdhw can confirm......

[threadbare]

Originally Posted by stuartbe

I am sure that they dont but they must route them !!! Put one of the ntl proxy servers in the https proxy field - most users have (use the same proxy for all types ect) ticked anyway.

If the proxy's ignore https traffic then you would get a page cant be displayed error if this proxy is set and you visit a secure site !!!

Perhaps rdhw can confirm......

proxies intercept port 80

https traffic routes thru port 443

edit: if a user is specifying secure traffic to go thru a proxy then they shouldn't!

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by threadbare

proxies intercept port 80

https traffic routes thru port 443

So if the proxy is routing the trafic we have another bottleneck and weakness in the network. Maybe we should recomend that users only have http set in the proxy options and clear the others.

[altis]

Originally Posted by philip.j.fry

Visual Studio 6 used to come with IE5.5, could it be possible that it has regressed your browser back to 5.5 and removed the 128K compatibility?

IE5.5 has 128 bit security

[threadbare]

Originally Posted by stuartbe

So if the proxy is routing the trafic we have another bottleneck and weakness in the network. Maybe we should recomend that users only have http set in the proxy options and clear the others.

yes definately - specifying other traffic thru proxies can only be done in advanced settings

I dare say that few users would go in here

they probably just specify the proxy for port 80 or 8080 in the LAN settings, which is fine

[Nutty]

Check out this post from Robin Walker Nutty as SSL is causing other problems so this could be linked to the issue with "Word" and Norton in the other thread.

Cheers, very interesting. My NAV has been taking a while to load, and going weird.. but I dont think thats the problem.

In the process of faffing on with IE I've broken Outlook Express. Heh, you wouldn't think I was a computer professional!

format c: /y !!!!!!!

[Frank]

Nutty look in the advanced options by the proxy box and check that https isn't going thru a proxy.

[greencreeper]

Check IE's Security and Advanced settings for anything wacky. Make sure SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are ticked, for example.

[Nutty]

I'd set them all to defaults.. my comp was screwed. I've already re-formated now, and am wading through the massive amount of patches from M$.