On Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 01:56:17PM -0700, Ed Peschko wrote:
> > From: Jaroslaw Rafa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: wishlist for vnc
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:00:57 +0200 (MET DST)
> >
> > Ed Peschko napisal(a):
> > >
> > > So you are saying that I use the vnc java client - directly out
> > > of the box - and connect to my server anywhere, anytime, without
> > > concern for proxy issues on the local machine because I inherit the
> > > proxy settings from the browser?
> >
> > Hm... would you request the same from a telnet or ssh service? And VNC is
no
> > more, no less than graphical equivalent of them.
> > In my opinion you are requesting too much. You request features that this
> > service has never been designed for.
> > Any regular network service *does* and *should* use a direct socket
> > connection and a dedicated port to operate. It is a very bad habit
(although
> > very common nowadays :() that people expect everything to be accessible
via
> > WWW.
> > Regards,
> > Jaroslaw Rafa
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Well, I only expect something like this if the lack of it interferes with
> the ability of multitudes to use the tool. In other words, I look at the
> UTILITY of the change first, not at any fixed idea of what a connection
service
> 'should' be, or any given lofty platonic ideal.
>
> And the answer to your telnet/ssh question? Yes, I'd prefer it if ssh and
> telnet could wrap themselves in http and tunnel through a proxy. Because I
> could then USE THEM. Whether or not its a 'pure' connection or not makes
> no difference to me if I simply have to discard tools for lack of them
> being adaptive.
>
> And whether vnc likes it or not, they are a BUSINESS and cater in a large
part
> to businesses. And this is a big one. More and more companies are going the
> tunnel-everything-through-a-proxy methodology, and VNC will lose out
current
> customers to them if they do not act.
>
> It sucks, but that's the way it is. Without this functionality they are
> simply losing money to services like gotomypc and logmein who DO provide it
> to their customers.
>
Have you looked into any of the HTTP tunneling software out there? This
seems to be what you're after, enabling you to tunnel VNC (or anything
else) through a proxy server.
HTH,
Robin
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