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Post #110,464
by static
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7/19/03 8:29:13 AM
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New I wouldn't have thought so.
But there's a difference between outbound access and proxyed access. If they required a login to a HTTP proxy (like back at Colonial), then there's really no reason why the proxy wouldn't be allowed to talk to port 8080 for you. Except for misguided configuration. This is the usual cause, AFAIK, of workplace connectivity problems.

I'd tell your manager about and see if you can get his help in rattling whoever set the proxy up to fix it. At the very least you should find out if it was intentional (perhaps even why) or accidental.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
Post #110,635
by Meerkat
7/21/03 12:38:15 AM
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New The official response was (more or less)...
"Hmm. Router change. Not gonna happen."

So no port 8080 for us. I'll email the company we're trying to get to, but don't anticipate a lot of change.

On the plus side: the act nobody I know has ever used this company's support site indicates we wouldn't get anything useful out of it anyway :)
John. Busy lad.
Post #110,640
by deSitter
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7/21/03 12:52:15 AM
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New Re: The official response was (more or less)...
The sign of a secure installation would have been "You want us to open up port 25OR624 for a web service. OK, we'll get back to you when it's done. Note: we are rather picky about security - keep us informed. We'll be watching."
-drl
Post #110,643
by Meerkat
7/21/03 1:10:26 AM
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New I could pursue it through official channels,
but since it looks like it's not something we Really Must Have, I'll just grizzle at the software vendor and be done with it.
John. Busy lad.
Post #110,645
by deSitter
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7/21/03 1:15:32 AM
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New It's a right wally-woo world, mate
-drl
Post #110,661
by static
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7/21/03 6:31:24 AM
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New "Ours is not to reason why..."
The odds of that response being code for "It's too hard to fix" are quite good. :-)

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
Post #110,663
by Meerkat
7/21/03 7:42:37 AM
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New Either that, or too much paperwork :)
John. Busy lad.
Post #110,795
by static
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7/21/03 10:59:05 PM
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New I imagine that would qualify as "too hard". :-)

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
     Would most corporate firewalls block port 8080? - (Meerkat) - (14) - July 18, 2003, 10:38:21 AM EDT
         8080 is the Web-Caching (Proxy) port - (folkert) - (4) - July 18, 2003, 10:51:52 AM EDT
             Cool. So blocking it would be a thing most companies do. - (Meerkat) - (3) - July 18, 2003, 11:08:45 AM EDT
                 Use a wacko port - (deSitter) - (2) - July 18, 2003, 11:27:22 AM EDT
                     No. - (pwhysall) - (1) - July 20, 2003, 12:02:14 PM EDT
                         OK that works -NT - (deSitter) - July 20, 2003, 12:31:11 PM EDT
         I wouldn't have thought so. - (static) - (7) - July 19, 2003, 08:29:13 AM EDT
             The official response was (more or less)... - (Meerkat) - (6) - July 21, 2003, 12:38:15 AM EDT
                 Re: The official response was (more or less)... - (deSitter) - (2) - July 21, 2003, 12:52:15 AM EDT
                     I could pursue it through official channels, - (Meerkat) - (1) - July 21, 2003, 01:10:26 AM EDT
                         It's a right wally-woo world, mate -NT - (deSitter) - July 21, 2003, 01:15:32 AM EDT
                 "Ours is not to reason why..." - (static) - (2) - July 21, 2003, 06:31:24 AM EDT
                     Either that, or too much paperwork :) -NT - (Meerkat) - (1) - July 21, 2003, 07:42:37 AM EDT
                         I imagine that would qualify as "too hard". :-) -NT - (static) - July 21, 2003, 10:59:05 PM EDT
         FWFW - (kmself) - July 20, 2003, 04:36:56 AM EDT

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