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Re: TESTERS: New package connect-proxy -- Establish TCP connection using HTTP tunnel (e.g. ssh)


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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