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Re: IMAP tunnel thru http proxy - possible?



On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 11:17:23PM -0400, Adam Aube wrote:
> Translation: "Please tell me how to violate my employer's security
> policy".
> 
> Disclaimer: Doing this in your workplace may, depending on local laws
> and employer policies, result in disciplinary action up to and
> including termination, and may even lead to a lawsuit or criminal
> prosecution.
> 
> If the proxy is badly configured, you may be able to tunnel out to
> arbitrary TCP ports using the CONNECT method. Under certain
> circumstances it is possible even with a properly configured proxy.
> 
> There are software tools designed to do this, though I know of none by
> name.

'corkscrew' is one.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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