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sockd(8)


Feb 17, 2001


NAME

  sockd - network proxyserver


SYNOPSIS

  sockd [ -DLVdhlnv ] [ -N number ] [ -f file ]


DESCRIPTION

  Dante implements the socks standard and can function as a firewall between
  networks.

  Dante relays TCP and UDP both from outside the network and in, and from
  inside and out.

  The options are as follows:

  -D	    Dante will detach from the controlling terminal and run in the
	    background as a system daemon.

  -L	    Displays the license Dante comes under.

  -N number Dante will fork of number copies of itself when starting.  Can be
	    used for very busy servers.

  -V	    Verifies config file and exits.

  -d	    Enables debugging.

  -f file   Dante will read its configuration from file.

  -h	    Shows the currently valid options.

  -n	    Disables TCP keep-alive messages.  Normally Dante enables TCP
	    keep-alive messages so that connections from machines that have
	    crashed or for other reasons no longer can be reached time out.

  -v	    Displays Dante version.


ENVIRONMENT

  TMPDIR Use TMPDIR for temporary files.  Since Dante uses lockfiles it is
  recommended that TMPDIR be set to a (local) filesystem with low latency.


FILES

  24/etc/sockd.conf Dante server configuration file.


AUTHORS

  For Inferno Nettverk A/S, Norway:
   Michael Shuldman <michaels@inet.no>: Design and implementation.
   Karl-Andre' Skevik <karls@inet.no>: Autoconf and porting.


SEE ALSO

  socks.conf(5), sockd.conf(5)
  Information about new releases and other related issues can be found on the
  Dante WWW home page at http://www.inet.no/dante.


BUGS

  See the accompanying BUGS file.  New ones should be reported to
  dante-bugs@inet.no.

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