CGI script blocked by proxy. Need help!

[mikef]

I have a CGI script that contacts another website to retrieve some information. I have now moved my website internally instead of on a virtual host. I am running Apache web server 1.3 and have EVERYTHING working except this one part of the script, because we use a proxy server here and it is blocking the script from contacting the other site. Here is the code:

$port = 80;
$remote = "www.anothersite.com";
$iaddr = inet_aton($remote);
$paddr = sockaddr_in($port,$iaddr);
$function = "GET";	#Type of HTTP 

connect(S,$paddr) or die $!;

It dies everytime... because the proxy server won't let it out. How can I configure this to work with my proxy server??

Thanks for any help!

[mikef]

Cool! Thanks!

I am setup just like you are, localhost... everyone at the office just types my internal ip address and the site pops up.

Thanks again... I am looking forward to what you find!

[scoutt]

is inet_aton a subroutine you built?

[mikef]

No, it is a function within Perl I am asssuming. I looked it up on the internet by putting inet_aton in google and it tells what it does.. can't remember off hand though.

[scoutt]

well mine said undefined function so I was curious

[mikef]

ok.. yeah i think it is a function of the Socket library??? i have this at the top of the script as well

use Socket ();

[scoutt]

oh ok i will try that as well.I will get back to you bu tI think I will still stand with what I said the first time.

[mikef]

cool.. thanks.

i have been reading a little more in depth and i think you are correct about it not allowing outside the intranet...

oh well... i have red hat 7.3 on the way... then we will see if i can get it working.

thanks for your advice.

looking forward to your response.

[scoutt]

I still get this error

Undefined subroutine &main::inet_aton called at c:\PROGRA~1\APACHE~1\APACHE\HTDOCS\CGI-BIN\OUT.PL line 6

and that is the $iaddr = inet_aton($remote); line

[mikef]

Hhhmmm... I think my experience is not good enough to figure this out easily.

I am going to try it on the other side of the proxy server and verify that it is Apache not letting me out and not the code.

Thanks so much for your help!!