[Bug 664169] Re: loading images doesn't use proxy credentials

Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre mathieu.tl at gmail.com
Mon Nov 22 20:25:04 GMT 2010


** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: evolution
+ 
+ SRU JUSTIFICATION:
+ Small patch to use along with patch in bug 664167 to use proxy credentials to load images.
+ This is a big issue for corporate users wishing to have access to rich email content (embedded images) from behind a secured proxy (as it is the case in many large enterprises).
+ 
+ There is minimal impact since this only affects users behind a proxy,
+ and only if they use a secured proxy (requiring authentication).
+ 
+ TEST CASES:
+  - Requires a proxy with authentication turned on. This can be easily achieved using squid using the pam_auth provider, for example.
+ 
+ 1) Configure the proxy settings in Gnome (System->Preferences->Network Proxy) or Evolution (Edit->Preferences->Network Preferences), including authentication username and password.
+ 2) Load a message which contains embedded images from the Internet in a URL document (see attached example)
+ 3) Force loading the images from the Internet by pressing Ctrl-I.
+ 
+ For a successful test cases, you will see embedded images being loaded from the Internet and displayed in the message.
+ For a failed test cases, the images will not load.
+ 
+ ---
  
  We need the patch from upstream bug 631526 to land so that proxy
  credentials are used properly when loading images.

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loading images doesn't use proxy credentials
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664169
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