Flash Player 9 + Firefox / Internet Explorer and Proxyserver Settings inside the Browser

Question

Dear Adobe,
according to this document from your Website:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/firewalls_proxy04.html
which says:
"When running within a browser, Macromedia Flash Player uses
the browser's HTTP services to communicate through RTMPT. Since
browsers also support SSL, why not add in support for secure
encrypted HTTPS tunneling? That is exactly what Macromedia did. You
can request an HTTPS tunnel using a third protocol: RTMPS."
it should be so, that the Flash Player (up to the latest
release) that for the RTMPT mode the player should use the http
methods of the browser.
Using the http methods of the browser means, that it should
honour also the Proxy Server Settings of the Browser (it doesn't
matter if that is firefox or internet explorer).
We tested that with our own application, but it looks like,
that flash player in rtmtp net connection mode doesn't honour the
browser settings or using the http browser methods.
It looks more like that, that it creates a self made tcp
socket connection to the fms server, which is correct when you are
not using rtmpt, but according to your documentation, it's not.
Please advice me, how to reach a FMS via a simple (i.e.
Squid) Proxy on port (i.e.) 8080 which is being set in the browsers
settings.
And I don't think the Flash Player is just for private
customers who are using the internet without any proxies.
Thank you very much in advance for your help and your
answers...
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Thx,
Stephan

Answer 1

quote:
Originally posted by:
Erik Engineer
I am also hoping they correct the check for MMX back into
Flash player (and it would really be nice if they have a non-MMX
supported code path too). Perhaps I should pull the ActiveX module
up in a debugger and look for a non-MMX code path and see if I can
patch one to work.
I thought of "back-reving" to the latest Flash 7 player to
see if the issue goes away but I have yet to do that.
Good luck looking for a non-MMX code path hidden upstream of
the offending MMX instruction.
Going back to Flash 7 is relatively easy and you will
suddenly be able to visit places you haven't been in years, but
there are still some sites that will block you unless you have
Flash player 8 or 9.
First use the Adobe uninstaller to clean up which is found
at .
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157
Then find a copy of :
flashplayer7r61_winax.exe
and run it. That will give you the latest Flash 7.