Re: where is squid proxy

> *     Problem*: Can add a Yahoo account but get a network error connecting
> (proxy server active)

> *     Solution*: As Yahoo uses port 5050, this port has to be able to get
> through. If your internet connection is via a

>       proxy server the proxy server has to allow a port 5050 tunnel.

>    - In squid proxy, by default the group of SSL_ports are allowed to be
>    tunnelled. A few ports are predefined. You can add port 5050 to these ports
>    by adding the line
>       - 'acl SSL_ports port 5050 # Empathy - Yahoo connection'
>    - Add the above line at the bottom of the other 'acl SSL_ports ...'
>    lines. Everything after the '#' is a comment only
>    - Restart the squid proxy
>    - One last thing, if you don't control your proxy server, for example
>    you use a company proxy server, you would have to ask the administrator to
>    enable port 5050 tunnelling.