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* Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 8661313: Remove gateway methods in Tramp
       [not found] ` <20161221114235.44AD52201BA@vcs.savannah.gnu.org>
@ 2016-12-21 13:38   ` Stefan Monnier
  2016-12-21 13:49     ` Michael Albinus
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2016-12-21 13:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel; +Cc: Michael Albinus

> +@code{nc} is BSD's netcat program, which establishes HTTP tunnels. Any

Hmm... these are *TCP* tunnels, not *HTTP* tunnels.


        Stefan



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* Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 8661313: Remove gateway methods in Tramp
  2016-12-21 13:38   ` [Emacs-diffs] master 8661313: Remove gateway methods in Tramp Stefan Monnier
@ 2016-12-21 13:49     ` Michael Albinus
  2016-12-21 14:41       ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Michael Albinus @ 2016-12-21 13:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Monnier; +Cc: emacs-devel

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> +@code{nc} is BSD's netcat program, which establishes HTTP tunnels. Any
>
> Hmm... these are *TCP* tunnels, not *HTTP* tunnels.

In this special case, we are speaking about nc's "-X connect"
argument. This enables a so-called HTTP tunnel. See
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_tunnel>.

In general, you are right with TCP tunnels, of course.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.



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* Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 8661313: Remove gateway methods in Tramp
  2016-12-21 13:49     ` Michael Albinus
@ 2016-12-21 14:41       ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2016-12-21 14:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel

>>> +@code{nc} is BSD's netcat program, which establishes HTTP tunnels. Any
>> Hmm... these are *TCP* tunnels, not *HTTP* tunnels.
> In this special case, we are speaking about nc's "-X connect"
> argument. This enables a so-called HTTP tunnel. See
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_tunnel>.

Live and learn!  Thanks,


        Stefan




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