RE: proxy server

["ian" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sender: "ian" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have an interest in getting httpapi also to work with proxy servers.
Because FTPAPI and HTTPAPI were both written by Scott, I presume that
operating through a proxy may be similar for both projects.

I would be happy to work with anyone out there to help with proxy
support on these projects as I think they would be a significant benefit
to the API's. (I only have experience with HTTPAPI).

My very simple understanding of proxy's is that there seems to be no set
standard.
A proxy may require no credentials to use it (i.e. no userid, password),
or just a UserID, or UserID and Password.

There is a freebie proxy available on the net called PROKSI which we
could test with. I have used it often and can recommend it. This
requires no credentials. I don't have access to any other proxies to
test on.

(Unfortunately, Charles, .net is a total mystery to me  ..)

Regards,
 
Ian Patterson


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: 28 December 2005 19:00
To: ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: proxy server


Sender: Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, charles.parker@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I need to get past a proxy server.
> In .net I use a WebProxy object set to the proxy IP address and port.
>
> I then set the credentials of the proxy object to a user, password, 
> and domain. How do I get past the proxy server using ftpapi?


FTPAPI doesn't directly have support for proxy servers.

Some FTP proxies will work with any FTP client (whether they support 
proxies or not) for those, you should be able to connect through the
proxy 
simply by connecting to it and telling it where you want to go.

Other proxies don't work that way, and do require special code in the 
client.  Which FTPAPI doesn't support.

Please help out by adding proxy support and contributing it back to the 
project.  That's what open source is all about, people helping people.
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