Re: SOCKS and Kernel
Al Longyear (longyear@netcom.com)
Sun, 5 Oct 1997 09:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
Yusuf Motiwala wrote:
>
> On Sun, 5 Oct 1997, Tycho Fruru wrote:
>
> > I haven't got very much experience with socks, but IMHO this could be
> > better handled in a library.
>
> But Tycho, wouldn't it require recompilation ? I want application to be
> transparent. Not sure, but may be your suggestion can be worked out.
If you want a 'transparent' mode then look at socks, version 5. It is
on ftp.nec.com. It contains instructions on building replacement
shared libraries which make the socks layer transparent to all
applications.
(Yes, it does work. I have used it.)
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