Re: [msmtp-users] Proxy support patch

[Martin Lambers <marlam@...23...>]

On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:49:02 +0000, CustaiCo wrote:
> I tested the patch as well; it works just fine. My only concern is
> that it doesn't give the AI_NUMERICHOST hint when resolving the proxy
> server's address. Without that hint a malconfigured client could
> possibly attempt to do a nameserver query. Yes, it's the person who
> set it up's fault if that happens, but everybody makes mistakes. 

Hm, since there may be use cases of SOCKS beside Tor, it should be
possible to use a host name that requires resolving as proxy, so I
don't think we can set AI_NUMERICHOST.

Maybe we can add a clear warning to the documentation for everyone who
wishes to use SOCKS with Tor?

Martin