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Re: last-call issues..



On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 06:44:31PM -0500, Bill Sommerfeld wrote:
>  - Wei Dai requested an extension to allow for forwarding of a
> server-chosen port ("pick a port, forward it to me, and tell me what
> it is").
> 
> Resolution: Unresolved.  Do we need a new opcode for this or can we
> overload the meaning of "forward port zero"?

FYI, the latest SOCKS 5 draft overloads the meaning of "forward port zero" 
for this purpose. See
http://www.socks.nec.com/draft/draft-ietf-aft-socks-pro-v5-04.txt.

As a seperate issue, I'd also like to see UDP forwarding some time in the
future.



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