In some network configurations, the connection between WebSpace and a remote location on the Web may be blocked by a firewall. A firewall protects information in internal computer networks from external access. To overcome this, WebSpace uses a proxy server that has the ability to communicate with external sources, yet is able to communicate with the internal network.
WebSpace uses the same proxy server that your HTML browser uses. SOCKS is a general proxy server that relays requests for multiple protocols such as HTTP (Hypertext Transport Protocol), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), and others. The HTTP proxy server is an application-specific proxy that relays requests for only specific protocols.
Whether your site uses a SOCKS proxy server or an HTTP proxy server, in WebSpace you should specify the same proxy server that is specified for your HTML browser.
In most cases, the proxy servers will already be set up when you begin using WebSpace, so you won't have to configure anything. Your site system administrator can provide you with information about the site's network configuration and proxy servers.
Step-by-step instructions follow:
The Preferences dialog box shown in
Figure 1-20 appears.
Figure 1-20 : The Preferences Dialog
Box