[Novalug] FiOS and imap

DonJr djr1952@hotpop.com
Tue Nov 13 13:18:50 EST 2007


On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 12:41 -0500, gregory pryzby wrote:
> I am trying to get the FiOS router to allow imap through and set it in
> the firewall, but the packets don't make it.... however, the ssh
> packets do ....
> 
> ideas? Beside FiOS/Verizon are spawn of satan etc.
> 
> --  

The why not forward the imap packets over the ssh connection?

On the client it would be something like:
   ssh -L 2143:localhost:134 IMAP-SERVER-NAME

and on the client machine you would tell your email client to use:
      127.0.0.1:2143
to connect to the IMAP server.

If you are using PINE then take a look at this page:
 <http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/networking_2ndEd/ssh/ch11_03.htm>
for a few more hints.

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