support.microsoft.com not working behind Squid
Can you access support.microsoft.com? Chances are you can’t if you’re behind a squid proxy.
Here’s the fix/workaround,
Add the lines below into your squid.conf file. should be in /etc/squid/squid.conf. Restart squid and you should be good to go.
#> vi /etc/squid/squid.conf
add lines into /etc/squid.conf
# Fix support.microsoft.com by removing Accept-Encoding header
acl support.microsoft.com dstdomain support.microsoft.com
header_access Accept-Encoding deny support.microsoft.com
#> service squid restart
The other way is to remove the tick from “Use HTTP1.1 through proxy connections” in IE’s Advanced internet options tab. Beware that this might break other sites.
Source: Whirlpool.net.au
Update:
Newer versions of squid need a different approach as demonstrated by Dave over at davehope.co.uk
12 Responses to “support.microsoft.com not working behind Squid”
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Yeah ! Thank you for your contribution !
Thanx a lot! Works like a charm!!!
Had the issue with Firefox 3b5 when going through Squid
anyway issue is fixed; thanks
Eric, Claus, glad to hear you guys got it working.
Oh thank goodness… Now, is this MS’s fault? Have they ignored protocols again?
Thanks Danny! Worked like a charm.
We have modified the support.microsoft.com configuration to ensure users behind SQUID based proxies can access the site without issues.
ive block all *microsoft using squid’s acl
i dont want any user to update their windows.
haha,
dont blame me, who controls the router now ? the power is with me
can u post how to cache youtube using squid ?
Unfortunatly it doesnt work for research.microsoft.com =(