Re: An Inquiry about Socks5

From: Ned Flanders (nedfla@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/24/02 

From: "Ned Flanders" <nedfla@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:21:47 -0500

Ah - I don't use OE on my XP machine so couldn't test :-)
Have you tried Hummingbird Socks or Aventail's SOCKS client? These both
SOCKS-ify your entire IP stack so it no longer matters what applications do.
Any request to external address gets directed through the proxy server.

"Hellnotes" <hellnotes@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1035423703.683738@news3.theproxyconnection.com...
> Helo:
> thanks for the reply
> anyway iam sure it doesnt do so , it only do it if you are opening an
email
> containing HTML links , and so it connects to the internet using your
> defined proxy server to retrieve the HTML email
> "Ned Flanders" <nedfla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:efGkaIqeCHA.1292@tkmsftngp12...
> > I believe OE uses the proxy information defined in Internet Explorer.
> > Define your SOCKS server there, then retry OE.
> >
> > "Hellnotes" <hellnotes@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:1035380477.564951@news3.theproxyconnection.com...
> > > Greetings All:
> > > I have a question about using Proxies with Outlook Express 6 under
> Windows
> > > XP Professional Edition , I am using a secure proxy access in my
> Internet
> > > Settings , and using this proxy server requires Authentication with
> > > Username/Password , I have noticed that Outlook Express doesnt use the
> > > specified proxy settings , and connects directly to both of the POP3
> > server
> > > and SMTP server , I have heared about a Software called SocksCap that
> can
> > > enforce applications to use the specified proxy connection , i have
> > > downloaded this software and added Outlook Express to the application
> Menu
> > > and after starting Outlook and trying to connect to my POP3 server to
> > > collect e-mails , Then outlook express remains trying to connect and
> fails
> > > and remains displaying a warning message says that ( your POP3 server
> has
> > > not responded in 60 seconds , do you like to wait?) and i click (wait)
> but
> > > still trying to connect and nothing happens and keeps displaying the
> > message
> > > every 60 seconds , If i start Outlook Express without launching it
from
> > > SocksCap and letting it directly connects to the e-mail server it
> connects
> > > succefully , i have tried using other e-mail softwares like Eudora and
> > > Netscape e-mail 7 they works fine and connects succefuly with the
proxy
> > > connection , some one may say ( so stick with Eudora and forget about
> > > Outlook Express ) but i like Outlook Express , so is there a way to
> > enforce
> > > Outlook Express to connect and collect e-mails with my desired proxy
> > > connection?
> > >
> > > Best Regards
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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