Package: socks4-server (4.3.beta2-14)

SOCKS4 server for proxying IP-based services over a firewall

This is version 4.3 of SOCKS, a package that allows Unix hosts behind a firewall to gain full access to the internet without requiring direct IP reachability. It does require a SOCKS server program being run on a hosts that can communicate directly to hosts behind the firewall as well as hosts on the Internet at large. It is based on the original SOCKS written by David Koblas <koblas@netcom.com>.

This package includes the SOCKS server.

Tags: User Interface: Daemon, Networking: Server, Role: Program, Purpose: Proxying