Thanks Carel! This is exactly what I had in mind, but I didn't know how to pull it off. Much nicer than my /etc/init.d/tcp-pipes hack, though a bit more overhead (slow on this 486/33, should be ok on the p3/500). groetjes, chris
> So I did it differently using tcp-wrappers/inetd, like this: > > In /etc/services I added lines like "isp-smtp 100025/tcp". Numbers > above 100000 go beyond the specs, but they seam to work here and > no-one else is likely to use them, so no conflicts expected:) > > In /etc/inetd.conf I added long-one-liners like: > isp-smtp stream tcp nowait carel\ > /usr/bin/ssh /usr/bin/ssh isp bin/nc mail.isp.nl smtp > > At my reliable ips I have compiled nc (netcat) and put it in ~/bin/nc.
