Behind a proxy problem [Archive]

meph_2002

10-11-2002, 10:54 AM

Hi @ll,

I am behind a HTTP proxy without authenticaton. But I cannot connect to any site. I used Wincommander and there was everything OK....

I have version 2.0 built 880

here is list:
WinSock 2.0
Connecting to ftp.****.cz
Connection canceled
Connecting to ftp.****.cz via Proxy
Connected to Proxy **.**.**.** Port **
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>403 Forbidden</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Forbidden</H1>
<H4>
You were denied access because:<P>
Access denied by access control list.
</H4>
<HR>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Connection failed (Connection lost)
Delaying for 120 seconds before reconnect attempt #1

thx very much 4 help

bigstar

10-11-2002, 12:49 PM

FlashFXP uses the CONNECT method, which provides a true tunnel connection to the ftp server.

I suspect WinCommander uses GET which isn't quite the same. Using the GET method provides limited functionality and is not supported by FlashFXP.