----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:58 PM Subject: [JDEV] (more) File transfers
> And alternative, would be to create a simple(-ish) PASS type component that > would run as a service under WinNT/2000/XP or under Linux, and make it very > simple for consumers to install. When they install a client behind ICS or > other NAT box, you could make it very clear to them that they need to > install this PASS component on the gateway machine that has the private IP > address, or their files/voicechat/webcam etc will not work. Of course this > isn't going to help the people that use hardware NAT boxes, but they will > have to wait for UPnP I guess. Thats good I like this local PASS component idea, this would mean not just file transfers, but other oob data like voice and whiteboard etc could be done, all you have to do it is in the client tell it where the PASS server is, and the client connects to the PASS kind of like a server but with little or no authentication to a local port that cannot be accessed from outside on the internet (to prevent hackers etc on the internet taking advantage of it) to tell it to setup ports like PASS for any purpose the client might need. Could also just use SOCKS5, but I dont think there are any good free SOCKS5 servers for windows platforms available, plus it wouldnt be as fun ;) Richard _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
