Error code 500 accessing secure sites

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This article describes why you can get "Error response Error code 500. Message: Internal Server Error" when accessing any secure (https) site.

This error can happen when you use web acceleration software such as AT&T Worldnet Accelerator. While non-secure web sites work with this software, secure web sites do not. To solve the problem, you should configure Firefox to not use the web accelerator for https.

  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the ToolsFirefoxEdit menu, and select Options...Preferences....
  2. Select the Advanced settings panel.
  3. Click the Network tab.
  4. Click Settings....
  5. If Manual proxy configuration is selected, continue to the next step. If not, these instructions won't solve your problem.
  6. Deselect Use this proxy server for all protocols.
    • If it's not selected, leave it as is.
  7. Delete any text in the text box beside SSL Proxy:.
  8. To the right of SSL Proxy:, set the Port: to 0.
  9. Press OK.
  10. Close the optionspreferences window.

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Page last modified on Friday 30 of May, 2008 22:26:31 PST.
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