Thanks for your reply I will most definitely play around with the `loadPolicyFile'.
I have successfully created a connection to the binary socket; however I had to place the "crossdomain.xml "policy to the flash player as per your advice. At this point I am looking for a way around placing the "crossdomain.xml" on the remote server and connecting to the lower ports automatically? Can't I just "tell" flash NOT to check for the file and just create the connection automatically? There is a way since "RFC2817Socket" is not using the XML file, however I don't want to spend hours trying to understand what was done in the "RFC2817Socket" component and I need all the functions in the "Socket" class. Best, Elad Elrom --- In [email protected], "Ted Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can use 'loadPolicyFile' to load a crossdomain.xml file from an > alternate url via http. > > > > The loadPolicyFile method contains the ability to load over xmlsocket: > urls and I imagine it might also support ftp: and https: urls as well. I > have not tested this functionality but if it is using the base > networking in the player it "might" work. > > > > Ok, testing with: > > > > One issue is that this will require a wide open ftp server for read > operations > > flash.system.Security.loadPolicyFile ( 'ftp://server/crossdomain.xml' ) > > > > System.security.loadPolicyFile("xmlsocket://socks.mysite.com:123"); > > mySocket.connect("socks.mysite.com", 456); > > > > More testing needed here. I do have a set of binary Socket servers > coming in a blog post later this month. The examples contain 4 servers > that I wrote for working with binary Socket. I personally think that > this is one of the coolest parts of Flash Player 9. > > > > More to come... > > > > Ted Patrick > > Flex Technical Evangelist > > Adobe Systems > > > > http://www.onflex.org <http://www.onflex.org> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedpatrick > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedpatrick> > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of elad_nyc > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcomponents] Re: Problem Creating binary socket based > connection to remote server > > > > Hi Ted, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I heard that it is possible to create the connection > using "flash.system.Security" class. > > Is there is any way to connect to lower ports such as FTP or POP > without posting an XML file, or python script on the remote server? > > Best, Elad. > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com> , "Ted Patrick" <tpatrick@> > > wrote: > > > > Elad, > > > > > > > > Socket based connections to low ports require a special policy file > be > > placed on port 80 of the target server. > > > > > > > > Flash Player delegates server security to the server by loading an > XML > > file on this default url : http://server/crossdomain.xml > <http://server/crossdomain.xml> > > > > In the case of flash.net.Socket and flash.net.XMLSocket, you need to > > allow low port connections within this file like so: > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > > > <!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM > > "http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd > <http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd> "> > > > > <cross-domain-policy> > > > > <allow-access-from domain="*" to-ports="507" /> > > > > <allow-access-from domain="*.mysite.com" to-ports="507,516" /> > > > > <allow-access-from domain="*.myothersite.com" to-ports="516- > 523" /> > > > > > > <allow-access-from domain="www.myothersite.com" > > to-ports="507,516-523" /> > > > > <allow-access-from domain="www.mysite.com" to-ports="*" /> > > > > </cross-domain-policy> > > > > > > > > Assuming you want to connect to port 21 (FTP) you would do the > > following: > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > > > <!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM > > "http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd > <http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd> "> > > > > <cross-domain-policy> > > > > <allow-access-from domain="*" to-ports="21" /> > > > > </cross-domain-policy> > > > > > > > > Also make sure to limit the domain to the domain that your SWF file > is > > hosted from. * allows connections from flash players from any > domain. > > > > > > > > Here is my post on the subject from 2003. > > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2003- > <http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2003-> > September/089698 > > .html > > > > > > > > Also many times there is no HTTP server on specialized hardware. I > wrote > > this HTTP server in python to serve the crossdomain.xml file > without the > > need to install a heavier process like Apache or IIS. Make sure to > > modify the crossdomain.xml data embedded in the server below if you > go > > this route. > > > > > > > > http://www.powersdk.com/download/FCHS.py > <http://www.powersdk.com/download/FCHS.py> > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > Ted Patrick > > > > Flex Technical Evangelist > > > > Adobe Systems > > > > > > > > http://www.onflex.org <http://www.onflex.org> <http://www.onflex.org > <http://www.onflex.org> > > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedpatrick > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedpatrick> > > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedpatrick > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedpatrick> > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of elad_nyc > > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:54 PM > > To: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcomponents] Problem Creating binary socket based > > connection to remote server > > > > > > > > I am trying to create a connection to FTP using the socket class. > The > > remote server I am trying to connect is on port. > > > > Is it possible to create a connection to the remote server? > > > > I am keep getting securities error messages. > > > > Best, Elad. > > >
