Re: [LI] Help: POP thru proxy

[Shanker Balan <shanu@xxxxxxxx>]

sekharvs wrote:

> Is there any way to make "fetchmail" retrieve mail from my POP servers,
> when I'm connected to the net thru a PROXY.

The proxy has to have POP support otherwise no dice!

> Or is there any POP client that does the job?

AFAIK, POP through HTTP is not possible.

> Also is there any way I can make my linux m/c route all the net traffic
> (like ping, finger, ...) to n fro thru the PROXY, by default?

U need to set the default gateway to the proxy machine. But are u behind
a firewall?

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