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Started: 1/28/2009 6:23 PM
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Marlon Green
RSS Feeds not working
After adding the RSS Reader webpart I get the following error:
ProtocolError occured trying to complete the request. The server returned a status code of : ProxyAuthenticationRequired and the status description is : "Proxy Authentication Required"
I changed the web.config file and added .....<system.net>
<defaultProxy>
<proxy autoDetect="true" proxyaddress="PROXYSERVER" bypassonlocal="true" />

</defaultProxy>
but there's no change.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Posted: 1/28/2009 6:58 PM
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Michael O'Donovan
Firstly, is your proxy server called "ProxyServer"? This should be the name of your proxy server that allows your internal MOSS server to create an HTTP connection to the internet. Also, many proxy servers require authentication i.e username and password to create the connection. If your proxy server does, then you need to add the username and password to the connection information below too.
 
Michael
Posted: 1/29/2009 2:36 PM
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Marlon Green
the proxy server is called "proxy". Do I then need to put it as http//proxy and add the port number as well?
Is it not possible for it to be authentiacated against the user that's logged on i.s.o. entering the user name and password in the web.config file? If there's no way around it then exactly where do i put the user name and password and does this mean that I should then change the password everytime the proposed user's password changes correct?

Posted: 1/30/2009 12:59 PM
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Michael O'Donovan
Yes, you would add http://proxy:2837 or whatever the port is.
 
The out of the box RSS reader web part doesn't allow pass through authentication to the proxy server, therefore you must do what you are asking below. it also doesnt support authenticated RSS feeds. However, there are 3rd party and free custom RSS reader web parts (on codeplex.com) which I do believe have this function.

Michael
Posted: 2/20/2009 9:50 AM
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Marlon Green
Thanks Michael
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