Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 12:23:47 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: pst@shockwave.com, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: socks support native in freebsd? Message-ID: <199604230253.MAA07445@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199604222344.QAA18180@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Apr 22, 96 04:44:00 pm
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > Socks functionality should be implemented via an IP tunnel; > preferrably in a user space "socksd" process. This is total crap. How can you possibly implement what Socks does using a "tunnel"? Socks provides a standards-friendly means of hiding unroutable hosts behind a routed firewall. It provides healthy amounts of logging, and good configuration flexibility. > It is a mistake to rebuild "telnet, ftp, et al" to achieve > functionality that belongs at the transport layer, not in the > applications. The functionality is correctly implemented in the _library_ functions that telnet, ftp et. al call. Incorporating Socks proxy support in the system libraries would instantly Socksify _all_ of the system, including any ports built, as well as Perl and so forth. Given the popularity of firewalls these days, this would be a Big Plus. > This would also fix the OBA (Only Binary Available) problem with > trying to use Netscape or Nettrek clinets against a socks server. ...except that Netscape (at the least) already supports Socks, and in fact goes so far as to support making TCP DNS queries so that a UDP proxy isn't required. > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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