Error Message Using FTP or Gopher Services with Proxy Server (185595)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q185595 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use Internet Explorer to open a File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) or Gopher Universal Resource Locator (URL), you may receive one of
the following error messages:
Access Denied.
Could not open http://<site>.
The Internet site <site> was not found. Please make sure the address
is correct. Could not open http://<site>.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you use a proxy server to access the Internet
and the proxy server requires authentication. The versions of Internet
Explorer listed above do not support accessing FTP or Gopher sites using
a proxy server that requires authentication.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, upgrade to or install Internet Explorer 4.01
Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 supports FTP and Gopher services
through a proxy server that authenticates users using any type of
authentication (for example, Basic or Windows NT Challenge Response).
If the proxy server requires authentication, you are prompted for your
user name and password (even if the proxy server is using Windows NT
Challenge Response).
A proxy server is a server on a local area network that lets you connect
to the Internet without using a modem.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbprb KB185595 |
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