Unable to use proxy settings

jonin6 · 22nd December 2003, 15:38

Dear Winamp Technical Support,

At work, I'm unable to use Winamp 5. I've entered the proxy server and port, however I get an Authentication required error. A proxy window does not popup like it does when I use Internet Explorer with the same proxy settings. If Winamp doesn't initialize this window to popup I won't be able to enter my user name and password.

Please advise how I can initiate this window popup or configure the user name and password required to access the internet through the proxy.

Thank you in advance,

Derek

DJ Egg · 22nd December 2003, 16:38

Winamp -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> General Preferences -> Proxy
username:password@server:port

jonin6 · 22nd December 2003, 16:45

Dear DJ Egg,

Thank you VERY much, it worked like a charm. Never would have thought of that, however it makes sense. Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Derek

P.S. No reply needed.

jonin6 · 22nd December 2003, 18:02

Dear DJ Egg,

Sorry to bother you but I can't seem to make the
"(optional) Specify HTTP proxy address: 'Server:port'" field to keep the information enterred. When I enter the username:password@server:port only the username:password remains.

I enter the full information, access the sites in question, but then when I go to change web site to listen to another station, for example, only the username:password are there and I get an error. Do you know if I can correct this or prevent this from occuring. Thanks in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Derek

DJ Egg · 22nd December 2003, 22:17

jonin6

I was fearing this might happen.

I've noticed a few other reports regarding this issue
and I will now be bringing it to the attention of the devs.

I am adding this to the Known Bugs thread.

Sorry. This matter will hopefully be resolved.

jonin6 · 22nd December 2003, 22:29

DJ Egg,

Thanks for the reply. I'll look for it in the know bugs, hopefully it'll be resolved. It's too bad Winamp can't make it like Yahoo Messenger or Internet Explorer where if there's proxy required a popup is displayed to enter the user name and password.

Thanks again,

Derek

DJ Egg · 23rd December 2003, 03:06

Yeah, sorry. It used to work ok in 2.x, up until 2.9x, but it's looking like something is broken in 5.0/5.01. Normally, the beta testers will usually find bugs like this, but apparently no-one on the list used a proxy which required authentication...

Hopefully this will be fixed for v5.02
Though we might need someone like your good self to confirm it.

kreskin · 14th January 2004, 14:45

Same problem, the winamp.ini keeps the proper settings but every time I connect to a server I have to add the server and port info again. Kind of annoying, but at least I can connect.

cygnus · 15th January 2004, 10:51

I work for a company who is kind of paranoid with security, i don't think they appreciate a "uname:pass@proxy" lying in winamp preferences..! I am lucky they allow winamp (of course i haven't really asked :)

Are there any plans for future versions to only enter the proxy user name and fill in the pass securely through a form?

thanx

satchmo · 31st March 2004, 15:58

I don't think you appreciate how frustrating this bug is for those of us behind a passworded proxy... it makes the Internet Radio practically unusable! It's been know about for a good while now - I was sure that it would be fixed when 5.01 came out... no joy. 5.02? Nope. Now 5.03.. and it's still broken! It's been on the known bug list for some time now, and nothing has being done about it!!!

It's not like it's the most niggly complex bug you've ever come up against, any idea when we might get some relief?!

Jebtrix · 12th April 2004, 19:17

I'm with Satchmo on this one. This bug is extremely annoying and needs attention!!

sxecrow · 13th April 2004, 21:32

I plugged in my username:password@server:port and no-go. Win Media player works fine, though. It seems to only be Winamp.

Christophe · 6th May 2004, 01:37

Found the bug, fixed for 5.04.

-Christophe

satchmo · 6th May 2004, 10:44

Fantastic! That's great to hear, thanks for letting us know Christophe!

psychometre · 17th May 2004, 03:34

It'd be great if such an excellence music player e.g. Winamp can provide us the service behind firewall/ password required proxy server.

Window media player can, why you can't. There's nothing impossible.
I'm sure you can correct this.

DJ Egg · 17th May 2004, 04:06

Quote:

Originally posted by Christophe
Found the bug, fixed for 5.04.

-Christophe

NetVicious · 3rd June 2004, 10:09

Please add two another textboxes for user and password

I have an @ in my user of the proxy, it uses the email

drewbar · 3rd June 2004, 20:00

Try replacing the @ with %40 in your username.

Ignignot · 16th June 2004, 18:14

Just to beat a dead horse... I recently documented the cleartext proxy credentials for the OSVDB, here: http://www.osvdb.org/7031 .

As a user, I tend to follow these steps to use WinAmp behind my proxy:

1) Edit winamp.ini directly with my user:pass@proxy:port.
2) Connect to the stream I want.
3) Edit winamp.ini, changing the proxy line to x:x@proxy:port (where x is literally 'x').

This, of course, is an annoying workaround. So here's the feature request:

It'd be much more tolerable to have a checkbox in WinAmp that will ask if I want to store my user:pass in plaintext. If unchecked, WinAmp should prompt me for the user:pass, use it once to get the stream I'm going after, then forget it (ie, not write it down on the disk).

It's a little depressing this method of handling passwords has been basically the same for two years. At the least, I'd like to see NullSoft warn users at least once that the credentials they provide are stored in the clear.

--
"Using a key to gouge expletives on another's vehicle is a sign of trust and friendship"

aek · 27th July 2004, 04:51

this is a metoo reply.
I would also like to see features for password encryption or prompting once and caching in memory while the application is running at least.
Cubical monkeys stuck behind draconian firewalls need your assistance to listen to those sweet sweet meganet beats

Szyszunia · 17th October 2007, 13:10

Try to use the following software:
Mixrosoft Firewall Client
This is the Client for the ISA proxy, works very well...

sessions81 · 18th September 2010, 10:02

Hello, im having serious trouble trying to listen to a particular radiostation online (http://shine879.idsleu.net:9012/listen.pls) it is sourced from www.shine879.com - i am able to listen to all other radio stations on my computer, i have tried to listen to this particular link and radio station through winamp, through shoutcast, and by downloading the toolbar for this radio station which they ensured me would fix the problem and still i have no idea what im doing wrong, im relatively computer literate and will be able to follow instructions to fix the problem if i get them however sorting out configs or understanding why this is happening is a little above my knowledge, any help on this would be Greatly Appreciated thanks!

22nd December 2003, 15:38	#1
jonin6 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 4	Unable to use proxy settings Dear Winamp Technical Support, At work, I'm unable to use Winamp 5. I've entered the proxy server and port, however I get an Authentication required error. A proxy window does not popup like it does when I use Internet Explorer with the same proxy settings. If Winamp doesn't initialize this window to popup I won't be able to enter my user name and password. Please advise how I can initiate this window popup or configure the user name and password required to access the internet through the proxy. Thank you in advance, Derek

22nd December 2003, 16:38	#2
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,878	Winamp -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> General Preferences -> Proxy username:password@server:port Playlist -\|- Twitter

22nd December 2003, 16:45	#3
jonin6 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 4	Proxy Settings Dear DJ Egg, Thank you VERY much, it worked like a charm. Never would have thought of that, however it makes sense. Thank you again. Sincerely, Derek P.S. No reply needed.

22nd December 2003, 18:02	#4
jonin6 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 4	Another Issue with Proxy Setting Dear DJ Egg, Sorry to bother you but I can't seem to make the "(optional) Specify HTTP proxy address: 'Server:port'" field to keep the information enterred. When I enter the username:password@server:port only the username:password remains. I enter the full information, access the sites in question, but then when I go to change web site to listen to another station, for example, only the username:password are there and I get an error. Do you know if I can correct this or prevent this from occuring. Thanks in advance for your support. Sincerely, Derek

22nd December 2003, 22:17	#5
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,878	jonin6 I was fearing this might happen. I've noticed a few other reports regarding this issue and I will now be bringing it to the attention of the devs. I am adding this to the Known Bugs thread. Sorry. This matter will hopefully be resolved. Playlist -\|- Twitter

22nd December 2003, 22:29	#6
jonin6 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 4	DJ Egg, Thanks for the reply. I'll look for it in the know bugs, hopefully it'll be resolved. It's too bad Winamp can't make it like Yahoo Messenger or Internet Explorer where if there's proxy required a popup is displayed to enter the user name and password. Thanks again, Derek

23rd December 2003, 03:06	#7
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,878	Yeah, sorry. It used to work ok in 2.x, up until 2.9x, but it's looking like something is broken in 5.0/5.01. Normally, the beta testers will usually find bugs like this, but apparently no-one on the list used a proxy which required authentication... Hopefully this will be fixed for v5.02 Though we might need someone like your good self to confirm it. Playlist -\|- Twitter

14th January 2004, 14:45	#8
kreskin Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2	Same problem, the winamp.ini keeps the proper settings but every time I connect to a server I have to add the server and port info again. Kind of annoying, but at least I can connect.

15th January 2004, 10:51	#9
cygnus Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1	proxy password encryption? I work for a company who is kind of paranoid with security, i don't think they appreciate a "uname:pass@proxy" lying in winamp preferences..! I am lucky they allow winamp (of course i haven't really asked :) Are there any plans for future versions to only enter the proxy user name and fill in the pass securely through a form? thanx

31st March 2004, 15:58	#10
satchmo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	I don't think you appreciate how frustrating this bug is for those of us behind a passworded proxy... it makes the Internet Radio practically unusable! It's been know about for a good while now - I was sure that it would be fixed when 5.01 came out... no joy. 5.02? Nope. Now 5.03.. and it's still broken! It's been on the known bug list for some time now, and nothing has being done about it!!! It's not like it's the most niggly complex bug you've ever come up against, any idea when we might get some relief?!

12th April 2004, 19:17	#11
Jebtrix Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1	I'm with Satchmo on this one. This bug is extremely annoying and needs attention!!

13th April 2004, 21:32	#12
sxecrow Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3	I plugged in my username:password@server:port and no-go. Win Media player works fine, though. It seems to only be Winamp.

6th May 2004, 01:37	#13
Christophe Sexaholic Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 114	Found the bug, fixed for 5.04. -Christophe - time heals but i'm forever broken

6th May 2004, 10:44	#14
satchmo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	Fantastic! That's great to hear, thanks for letting us know Christophe!

17th May 2004, 03:34	#15
psychometre Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangkok Posts: 1	It'd be great if such an excellence music player e.g. Winamp can provide us the service behind firewall/ password required proxy server. Window media player can, why you can't. There's nothing impossible. I'm sure you can correct this.

3rd June 2004, 10:09	#17
NetVicious Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Spain Posts: 9	Please add two another textboxes for user and password I have an @ in my user of the proxy, it uses the email

3rd June 2004, 20:00	#18
drewbar Sawg 2.0 Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,916	Try replacing the @ with %40 in your username. Count with us! Jan 1st, 12AM (PST, GMT -8) 2010 - 282,246

16th June 2004, 18:14	#19
Ignignot Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1	Just to beat a dead horse... I recently documented the cleartext proxy credentials for the OSVDB, here: http://www.osvdb.org/7031 . As a user, I tend to follow these steps to use WinAmp behind my proxy: 1) Edit winamp.ini directly with my user:pass@proxy:port. 2) Connect to the stream I want. 3) Edit winamp.ini, changing the proxy line to x:x@proxy:port (where x is literally 'x'). This, of course, is an annoying workaround. So here's the feature request: It'd be much more tolerable to have a checkbox in WinAmp that will ask if I want to store my user:pass in plaintext. If unchecked, WinAmp should prompt me for the user:pass, use it once to get the stream I'm going after, then forget it (ie, not write it down on the disk). It's a little depressing this method of handling passwords has been basically the same for two years. At the least, I'd like to see NullSoft warn users at least once that the credentials they provide are stored in the clear. -- "Using a key to gouge expletives on another's vehicle is a sign of trust and friendship"

27th July 2004, 04:51	#20
aek Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 4	this is a metoo reply. I would also like to see features for password encryption or prompting once and caching in memory while the application is running at least. Cubical monkeys stuck behind draconian firewalls need your assistance to listen to those sweet sweet meganet beats

17th October 2007, 13:10	#21
Szyszunia Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1	Try to use the following software: Mixrosoft Firewall Client This is the Client for the ISA proxy, works very well...

18th September 2010, 10:02	#22
sessions81 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2	Really need help with proxy settings...... i think. Hello, im having serious trouble trying to listen to a particular radiostation online (http://shine879.idsleu.net:9012/listen.pls) it is sourced from www.shine879.com - i am able to listen to all other radio stations on my computer, i have tried to listen to this particular link and radio station through winamp, through shoutcast, and by downloading the toolbar for this radio station which they ensured me would fix the problem and still i have no idea what im doing wrong, im relatively computer literate and will be able to follow instructions to fix the problem if i get them however sorting out configs or understanding why this is happening is a little above my knowledge, any help on this would be Greatly Appreciated thanks!

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