Re: ssh with socks support

[Lennart Augustsson <lennart%augustsson.net@localhost>]

itojun%iijlab.net@localhost wrote:

> >> Module Name:    pkgsrc
> >> Committed By:   itojun
> >> Date:           Sat Mar 18 04:36:23 UTC 2000
> >>
> >> Modified Files:
> >>         pkgsrc/security/ssh: Makefile
> >>
> >> Log Message:
> >> mark socksified build broken, this has been unavailable for some time.
> >Who or what broke ssh with socks?  I (and I'm sure many others) rely
> >on a daily basis of having ssh working with socks.
> >I hope this gets resolved ASAP.
>
>         It has been broken since IPv6 support is integrated.  this is because
>         socks does not have socksify support for get{addr,name}info(3).
>         The right thing to happen is an addition of get{addr,name}info support
>         to socks pkgsrc.

I understand the urge to convert everything to use IPv6, but right now I think
there are more people using socks than IPv6.
Anyway, thanks for the warning.  I'll refrain from upgrading my ssh.


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        -- Lennart