Secure FTP Through a Proxy Does Not Work Using NTLM

ID: Q235524

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

If you connect to a secure FTP site on the Internet using syntax similar to the following

FTP://username:password@ftp.site.com

Windows NT Authentication does not work and Internet Explorer prompts you to type your user name and password.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 5 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name	Platform
06/23/1999	11:28	5.00.2718.2200	467,104	Wininet.dll	(x86)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 5.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork ntsecurity msiew95 msient msiew98 kbfix
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug