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AIM connecting using Squid Proxy

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by xinman

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I'm running Mandrake SNF 7.2 and I'm having a problem connecting to AIM or POP3 or even FTPs using Squid. Can someone please help me?
Thanks,
XinMan

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by spidererrol

Sounds like you are trying to use Squid as a socks proxy which it is not. AFAIK Squid only supports http(and https) and ftp.

POP3 can not be proxied through squid. Unless AIM uses an http-based protocol, it cannot be proxied through squid either.

To get ftp working, you will need to specify an ftp or http proxy, not a socks proxy. Also squid normaly runs on port 3128 not 1080.

Sorry about the bad news.

by shanghai sam

I tried using Mandrake SNF 7.2 but could not get my vpn software I use to login to my company's network (Check Point Securemote) to work. So I never tried AIM or POP3 etc. After three hours I gave up and went back to using SME e-smith with does a better job and has a really great bulletin board. People always answer your question and also have solutions. I use ICQ, MSN and Jabber works also. Sorry I did not try AIM but it should work.
Take it for a test drive and see. www.e-smith.org.Good Luck,
Jehu

by xinman

Had it up for a couple days now, it seems to be running great, fairly easy to configure everything you need. AIM works but every half hour or so it logs me out do you have any ideas on that???

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