Re: httpapi and proxy servers

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sender: Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Ian,

> I remember some time ago a comment from Scott that httpapi does not yet
> support comms through a proxy server, but may do so in the future.

That's part of the fun of open source, you can write the code yourself!
Currently, I don't need proxy server support in my environment. It doesn't
make much sense for me to write proxy code that I don't need and can't
test.

> This problem has recently raised its ugly head & I want to have a brief
> look at the issues. Can anyone point me to doumentation where I can see
> the 'conversation' needed to talk to a proxy ? Is it a standard ?

There's a standard documented in RFC 2616.  I don't know whether that
standard is what gets used in "the real world."  It might be, but it might
not be.  It really depends on whether Microsoft decided to use it or
decided to go their own way.

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/

I'd start by using a packet sniffer to see the conversation that takes
place when you go through the proxy, and then compare that to RFC 2616.
If they're the same, great... if not, you'll have to do some googling to
see if you can find out what's really going on.  That's just the approach
that I'd take...

> I also have to do this for our Windows system, so may be able to track the
> IP conversation between our Windows system and a proxy and reproduce this in
> AS/400.

Exactly.

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