Re: query

From: Andy Dills <andy@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:10:51 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Saugata Das Purkayastha wrote:

>
> My university uses squid proxy server. When, I try to access web through
> my browser, squid, asks for authentication based on user Id and password.
> After that, it never verifies the user Id and password, if we use the same
> browser window, but if we open a new browser window, it will again verify
> the user. I want to know, whether squid maintains one persistent TCP
> connection, with each browser window; authenticating the user, before the
> connection is set up. And this TCP connection is maintained, till we
> close the browser. Is my idea correct???

No. The browser sends the information with every subsequent request.

Andy

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