From: Mike Woodhouse <mikewoodhouse@...>
Date: 2006-11-17T22:05:05+09:00
Subject: Re: RubySSPI - Enabling NTLM proxy authentication on Windows


Justin Bailey wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm pleased to announce the release of the RubySSPI library. So named
> because it allows interaction with Microsoft's Security Support
> Provider Interface (SSPI) API, this library enables Ruby scripts using
> Net::HTTP or open-uri to authenticate as the current Windows user with
> proxy servers requiring NTLM authentication (e.g. Microsoft's ISA).

Just to add another vote of thanks for this. I've been stuck behind
big-bank corporate proxies with NTLM authentication since before the
dawn of gems and today marks the first time that I've ever been able to
use "gem install" and have it just work.

This is a significant step in increasing the likelihood of Ruby
adoption in large organisations - I expect it to reduce significantly
the size of hurdle that potential adopters have to leap.

Thanks!

Mike Woodhouse