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SOCKD(8)


NAME

  sockd - network proxyserver


SYNOPSIS

  sockd [-DLVdhnv] [-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.

  -Nnumber
       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.

  -ffile
       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

  /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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