RE: socks 5

["Shawn Jackson" <sjackson () horizonusa com>]

> I said it's a protocol (it is, actually) to build application tunnels 
> (call it application proxy if you want, but SOCKS is a protocol, with 
> its own specifications.

Right, but it's a protocol for an application level proxy. It
isn't a 'tunneling' protocol. Besides a proxy, the only other name
that could be used with it is a gateway. 

Check out these RFC for more information.
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1928.html
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1929.html
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3089.html

Shawn Jackson
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Horizon USA
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Reno NV 89521

www.horizonusa.com
Email: sjackson () horizonusa com
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