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From: Martin on 27 Dec 2007 07:58
On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:24:04 -0800, jameshanley39(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> I am having some trouble trying to figure out how to get corkscrew
> working.
>
> I am using squid as http and https proxy. As a test, so 127.0.0.1:3128
> (squid`s default port is 3128)..
>
> As I understand it, I should be able to set up any browser or ftp client
> or whatever, to tunnel through the squid HTTPS proxy, and I use
> corkscrew to do it.
>
> I have tried a few things though,
> without even getting as far as firefox, and it gets nowhere.
>
>
> usage: corkscrew <proxyhost> <proxyport> <desthost> <destport>
> [authfile]
> $ corkscrew 127.0.0.1 3128 sourceforge.net 443 ~/a.a
>
> I do not know what user/pass to put in the authfile, since HTTPs sites
> like sourceforge.net do not require one from the browser.
>
> I tried this in ssh_config
> ProxyCommand corkscrew 127.0.0.1 3128 %h %p ~/a.a
>
> then ssh sourceforge.net 443
> and ssh sourceforge.net -p 443
>
> but no luck
>
> I have no idea how to go about using corkscrew.

not sure if this web site helps as not had much to do with proxies

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Corkscrew but hey ho you never know



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