why squid server can't do this as winroute proxy?

[Paul Howarth]

M E Fieu wrote:
> Hi..  I had just installed squid proxy in my linux box to replace my win 
> route proxy that installed in my windows 2000 server.  All IP address 
> and routing and firewall rules remain the same.  The squid proxy 
> work fine and but I found that cannot access to one of the internal 
> site , it prompt access denied at the IE screen.  I don't understand why?
>   
> http://172.40.60.150:88/abc/promo/login
>  
> Is that because the squid proxy doesn't support :88 at behind?? Any 
> idea??  :(

Try adding 88 to the list of safe ports. Edit /etc/squid/squid.conf, the 
section after around line 1800; add:

acl Safe_ports port 88	# Internal site on weird port

Paul.