From 5591281a47b15743453193b40f04a94c4cc0d0eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 20:01:52 +0000 Subject: Full info about SOCKS. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1714 --- fetchmail-FAQ.html | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 206c930f..b9e6ef74 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Back to Fetchmail Home Page To Site Map -$Date: 1998/03/10 09:03:23 $ +$Date: 1998/03/18 20:01:52 $

Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mail it to fetchmail's maintainer, Eric S. Raymond, at G8. How can I avoid sending my password en clair?
G9. Is any special configuration needed to use a dynamic IP address?
+G10. Is any special configuration needed to use firewalls?

Build-time problems:

@@ -428,6 +429,18 @@ necessary to do this just to get a link working. Get the link working first, observe the actual address range you see on connections, and add an interface option (if you need one) later.

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+

G10. Is any special configuration needed to use firewalls?

+ +No. You can use fetchmail with SOCKS, the standard tool for +indirecting TCP/IP through a firewall. You can find out about SOCKS, +and download the SOCKS software including server and client code, at +the SOCKS distribution +site.)

+ +The specific recipe for using fetchmail with a firewall is at T10

+

B1. Lex bombs out while building the fetchmail lexer.

@@ -1833,7 +1846,7 @@ Re-ordering messages is a user-agent function, anyway.

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Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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