Well, I'm using the ssh port forwarding, though it's not necessary to use SOCKS, I just use ssh -L. I was hoping to have it configurable via evolution so I don't have to run a separate shell just for the ssh command.
On Jul 16, 2007, at 1:10 PM, Tobias Mueller wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi. > > On 11.07.2007 21:26, Raul Acevedo wrote: >> I'm trying to use Evolution to send email via my personal home >> server from >> behind a corporate firewall that is blocking port 25. I can >> receive email >> fine, since my home server is running IMAP, but since the firewall >> blocks >> port 25, I can't send email. I don't want to use sendmail locally to >> relay to my server, since I want it to look like the email really did >> originate from my home server. >> >> Is there a way to do this? Perhaps via some sort of ssh port >> forwarding? > Well, I have exactly the same problem. And my solution to this is > to use > a TCP forwarding via an SOCKS proxy. > > ssh -D7777 somehost > > creates a SOCKS proxy on your local machine on port 7777. You can use > that now with your favourite application (capable connecting via SOCKS > proxies) or you can force your application to direct every TCP packet > through the proxy. I prefer the latter since I don't like to reset my > apps everytime I everytime the state of beeing behind a firewall > changes. > I achieve this by using "tsocks". I tiny tool which forces programs to > use the provided SOCKS proxy (it's transparent). > > So just install "tsocks", configure it accordingly (should be just > a few > lines) and start your application like "tsocks evolution". > > I hope that works for you as well. > > Cheers, > Muelli > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGm9C8PuBX/6ogjZ4RAgkyAJ4+aHJ9e8J5KSNcKKLJJvuni73DXgCghAvZ > Ri1B4Sh7g5ennN1ZICjik24= > =bKpf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
