Re: [squid-users] Not able to access Thunderbird from a linux client through squid

Avinash Rao wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas
> <uhlar_at_fantomas.sk> wrote:
>>>> On 29.09.09 12:22, Avinash Rao wrote:
>>>>> I understand, but why isn't it working? If the machine has direct
>>>>> connection to internet (modem connected to the machine) thunderbird
>>>>> works, but if it has to go through proxy it doesn't work.
>>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas
>>> <uhlar_at_fantomas.sk> wrote:
>>>> He just said it. Squid is a HTTP proxy and can not be used as proxy for
>>>> POP/IMAP/SMTP protocols. You must connect to those services directly, not
>>>> through proxy.
>> On 13.10.09 11:12, Avinash Rao wrote:
>>> Thank you for your message. That is what i am saying, I have
>>> configured Thunderbird to access internet directly and still it
>>> doesn't work.
>> I'm sorry but this is completely off-topic on this list. Have you tried to
>> contact your ISP? We won't help you anymore on this list.
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>> WinError #98652: Operation completed successfully.
>>
>
> Thank you for your response.
> My question is, how come Internet works through browsers when

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website

Squid fetches and sends websites to web browsers.

> configured to use proxy but only thunderbird doesn't work through
> proxy nor direct connection.

Email: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail

Thunderbird sends and receives emails.

Your email access is broken or denied by the network admin.

> So, it all comes down to the proxy and
> which is why i posted this question.
>
> Thanks
> Avinash

Two things as different as sky and ground.

Just to be confusing:
   Some emails contain websites. Thunderbird is able to fetch the
_images_ on these website emails from Squid. Thunderbird needs to
receive the email on its own before this can happen.

When email is broken Thunderbird cannot do its work. This has nothing to
do with Squid.

Amos

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