Making a socket connection via a proxy server

[Fuzzyman]

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> On another note: I assumed you wanted to transparently relay/rewrite HTTP 
> through the proxy. If you need to open some form of socket connection to the 
> proxy which is not HTTP, the proxy protocol supports the method CONNECT, 
> which will simply open up a socket connection which is relayed by the proxy. 
> But: This cannot be made transparent, except by some deeper magic in the 
> router.
> 
> HTH!
> 
> Heiko.

Thanks for your help.
It's only http that I'll be relayign and I only need it to be
transparent to the user - I'm not using this for anonymity.

I don't yet understand the detail of what you've said, but I am
following hte resources you've suggested and now have enough to get to
the next stage of my work.

Thanks

Fuzzyman

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