Firewalls: Re[2]: IRC proxy...which works

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Subject:	Re[2]: IRC proxy...which works
From:	"Christopher gould" <chgould @ dttus . com>
Date:	Thu, 15 May 97 09:17:22 CST
To:	firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM

     
>Socks works.  You have to use a socksified stack or socksify your IRC 
>proxy.  As is typical with DCC, the problem is that one of the 
>communicators in DCC passes the ip address and port number to the other 
>by doing a 'getsockname' and sending the results.  
     
     This is all well and good... however can anyone suggest an socksified 
     IRC client for one of my colleauges and his "beloved Mac".  mIRC is 
     great with Socks and I've been using it for quite a while now.. 
     problem is the mac users and their incessant whining...
     
     Chris

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