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Q300417: Older Navigator Browsers and HTTP Proxy Tunneling

Article: Q300417
Product(s): Microsoft Developer Network
Version(s): 1.3,1.4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Passport, versions 1.3, 1.4 
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SUMMARY
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Some versions of Netscape Navigator have an issue that causes cross-site sign-in
or registration posts to fail when certain proxies are used.

MORE INFORMATION
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- In Microsoft Windows NT, Navigator 4.0 fails from non-Secure Sockets Layer
  (SSL) to SSL and from SSL to SSL. Version 4.04 and later browsers do not have
  this problem.

- In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, Navigator 3.04 fails from non-SSL to
  SSL and from SSL to SSL. Version 4.0 and later browsers do not have this
  problem.

- Navigator 3 users are specifically blocked from using the Passport express
  purchase service because their information cannot be kept secure if used
  through a proxy.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbPassport140 kbPassport130 kbPassportSearch
Version           : :1.3,1.4
Issue type        : kbinfo

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