Is there a way to add SOCKS 5 authentication to the Network Proxy Preferences dialog ?
Currently it supports only HTTP authentication.
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Is there a way to add SOCKS 5 authentication to the Network Proxy Preferences dialog ?
Currently it supports only HTTP authentication.
Best Answer
You may use
tsocks
This programm socksifies each programm. This is indeed only a workaround.
But in the tsocks config you can supply an user + password
It's shame but i think you have to create for each programm a startscript which starts it using tsocks
http://linux.die.net/man/5/tsocks.conf
http://www.ubuntux.org/evolution-using-a-socks-proxy