Re: [fetchmail-users] fetchmail and socks5

[Jochen H. <Joc...@Ha...>]

>>>>> "RF" == Rob Funk writes:

> Jochen Hayek wrote:

    >> Trust me (pls!), neither explicit nor implicit sockisification
    >> *usually* work out of the box, ie. w/o changing the code,
    >> so somebody ("a user"), who "moves" into an enforced socks server
    >> environment, will have to try / verify socksification on every single
    >> application on its own, and not all at once by toggling the one and
    >> only global switch.

    RF> IMHO, the goal should be that configuring socks in one place 
    RF> makes it work everywhere.

() Have you already been in a situation, where you were forced to use socks,
   in order to overcome firewall restrictions?

() Have you ever (really) used a socks server?

() Did you experience trouble when doing so?

() Have you only just read an article on socks
   and are you presenting your ideas on that basis?

() Are you so much convinced of socks,
   that you recommended setting up a socks server
   to the IT dept. manager of the last bank you worked for?

    RF> [...]