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Re: TESTERS: New package connect-proxy -- Establish TCP connection using HTTP tunnel (e.g. ssh)
- From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon at freemail dot ru>
- To: Jari Aalto <jari dot aalto at cante dot net>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:33:09 +0400
- Subject: Re: TESTERS: New package connect-proxy -- Establish TCP connection using HTTP tunnel (e.g. ssh)
- References: <87obkcdprp.fsf@picasso.cante.net>
- Reply-to: Andrey Repin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Greetings, Jari Aalto!
> Description
> connect-proxy package enables to tunnel connections, like ssh, through
> http in environments that only allow http traffic.
Misleading... If environment only allow HTTP traffic, in no way you can
connect to ports other than 80/433...
> Testers wanted
> As I have no environment to test the proxying, I'm asking volunteers to
> try if the utility works under Cygwin.
I have specified environment, but as I said earlier, I can't help you either.
It will just not work. Because, quite unsurprisingly, environment only permit
HTTP traffic...
> If reports are positive, the package will be submitted for inclusion in
> official Cygwin.
> Just reply to this thread your test results.
> Install
> wget http://cante.net/~jaalto/tmp/cygwin/connect-proxy/connect-proxy-1.101-1.tar.bz2
> tar -C / -xf connect-proxy-1.101-1.tar.bz2
> man connect-proxy
> For more information about usage, see e.g. following article.
> Please note that Cygwin binary is named "connect-proxy"
> http://www.zeitoun.net/articles/ssh-through-http-proxy/start
> Thanks,
> Jari
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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 13.10.2012, <10:30>
Sorry for my terrible english...
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