On 10/12/07, Alexey Vatchenko  wrote:

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> Hi!

> I wrote a little utility and want to share it with you. It allows to

> redirect incoming connections to remote (and also local) host. For

> example, it listens for incoming TCP connections, accepts them and

> creates connection with remote host.

>

> But it works not only with TCP. One can easily redirect the following:

>  - TCP

>  - UDP

>  - UNIX socket (SOCK_STREAM)

>  - UNIX socket (SOCK_DGRAM)

>  - serial port (actually, tty device).

>

> And it doesn't matter what into what you redirect :)

>

> For example, you can give your chrooted web server access to MySQL not

> enabling networking in MySQL:

>

>         # netfwd unix stream /chroot/.../mysql.sock unix stream /.../mysql.sock

>

> Any connects are welcome!

>

> --

> Alexey Vatchenko

> http://www.bsdua.org

> E-mail: avv@mail.zp.ua

> JID: alex.vatchenko@gmail.com

>

>

If you want it to be widely used by OpenBSD users just make a port of

it and I bet it will get wider use.
BR

dunceor