From: "Peña, Botp" Date: 2005-09-20T09:40:57+09:00 Subject: Re: [nuby] tcpip proxy in ruby Robert Klemme [mailto:bob.news@gmx.net] wrote: #Hm, I don't actually see the point in first restricting #client's access to #the internet and then enabling it again via a general proxy on #server_1. Yes, but i do not want to lose my job. #Firewalls usually do this with NAT for example. So why cook #your own in The client is soo far away fr the fw. I do not want to add dirt on the routing tables of the routers. Too much dirt/holes already :-( #Ruby? Sounds like if you want to introduce a security hole, which the #folks responsible for the internet access are not going to like. I agree. And am part of them. In a corp world, sometimes you have to ack like a corpse :-( thanks and kind regards -botp # #Regards # # robert # # #