linux-kernel - Re: Socket-Option in POSIX-sockets, to allow traffic via proxy

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Message-ID: <56FBE3F9.3050500@turmel.org>
Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:34:33 -0400
From:	Phil Turmel <philip@...mel.org>
To:	Ajay Garg <ajaygargnsit@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Socket-Option in POSIX-sockets, to allow traffic via proxy

On 03/29/2016 03:27 AM, Ajay Garg wrote:
> Hi All.
> 
> Surprisingly, I could not find this on google :-\
> 
> We are trying to use vanilla POSIX-socket-APIs, but we are unable to
> connect if the URL is on the other side of the proxy.
> Is there a socket-option wherein this would be allowed?
> 
> I will be grateful for any pointers.

This isn't a socket level operation, except to connect to the proxy.
Google suggests using libproxy and/or libcurl.

HTH,

Phil