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proxytunnel
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Author:		Jos Visser <josv@osp.nl>, Mark Janssen <maniac@maniac.nl>
Date: 		Tue Oct 16 14:15:23 CEST 2001
Version:	1.0.2

Hi all,

This is proxytunnel, a program that connects stdin and stdout
to an origin server somewhere in the Internet through an industry
standard HTTPS proxy. I originally wrote this program to be used
as an extension to SSH, to be able to SSH to my box at home. In 
this file, I will describe the use with SSH. If you want to use it
with some other application, feel free, and let me know!

To use this program with SSH to connect to a host somewhere, create
a $HOME/.ssh/config file with the following content:

Host foobar
ProxyCommand /usr/local/bin/proxytunnel proxy.customer.com 8080 user password mybox.athome.nl 443

With:

- foobar		The symbolic name of the host you want to connect to
- proxy.customer.com	The host name of the proxy you want to connect through
- 8080			The port number where the proxy software listens to
- user			Your proxy userid
- password		Your proxy password
- mybox.athome.nl	The hostname of the box you want to connect to (ultimately)
- 443			The port number of the SSH daemon on mybox.athome.nl

Most HTTPS proxies do not allow access to ports other than 443 (HTTPS) en 562 (SNEWS),
so some hacking is necessary to start the SSH daemon on the required port.

When all this is in place, execute an "ssh foobar" and you're in business!

Share and Enjoy!
