From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-10-04T06:15:16+09:00
Subject: Re: NET::HTTP behind a firewall?

Joe Regular wrote:

> I recently deployed an app to my production server that accesses other
> websites via NET::HTTP. Due to my firewall (iptables), the app is unable
> to access the other sites.

What? Your firewall blocks outgoing port 80 requests? This is possible but
unlikely. Can you browse the Internet using a Web browser on this machine?

Basically the answer to your question is to allow outgoing port 80 requests.

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Paul Lutus
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