Access Denied with IE 4.0 FTP Through Proxy to Secure FTP Site

Last reviewed: December 30, 1997
Article ID: Q177311

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Proxy Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) version 4.0 to FTP to a secure FTP server through the Proxy Server with Microsoft Windows NT Server Challenge/Response (NTLM) selected (enabled), you may get the following error message:

   Access Denied

CAUSE

A problem exists with the NTLM in IE 4.0.

RESOLUTION

Use the Winsock proxy service for FTP requests, or use a custom security setting in Internet Explorer. Under User Authentication, select Prompt for Username and Password.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Proxy Server version 2.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : kbbug
Version           : WINNT:2.0
Platform          : winnt
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Last reviewed: December 30, 1997
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