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Now that Local proxy type exists on both Unix and Windows, document it and

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associated stuff.

[originally from svn r6814]
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The \ii{Proxy} panel allows you to configure PuTTY to use various types
of proxy in order to make its network connections. The settings in
this panel affect the primary network connection forming your PuTTY
session, but also any extra connections made as a result of SSH \i{port
session, and also any extra connections made as a result of SSH \i{port
forwarding} (see \k{using-port-forwarding}).
\S{config-proxy-type} Setting the proxy type
@ -1790,6 +1790,18 @@ and enter a command such as \c{connect myhost.com 22} to connect
through to an external host. Selecting \I{Telnet proxy}\q{Telnet}
allows you to tell PuTTY to use this type of proxy.
\b Selecting \I{Local proxy}\q{Local} allows you to specify an arbitrary
command on the local machine to act as a proxy. When the session is
started, instead of creating a TCP connection, PuTTY runs the command
(specified in \k{config-proxy-command}), and uses its standard input and
output streams.
\lcont{
This could be used, for instance, to talk to some kind of network proxy
that PuTTY does not natively support; or you could tunnel a connection
over something other than TCP/IP entirely.
}
\S{config-proxy-exclude} Excluding parts of the network from proxying
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.exclude}
@ -1894,9 +1906,9 @@ in \I{plaintext password}plain text.
passwords.
\b You can specify a way to include a username and password in the
Telnet proxy command (see \k{config-proxy-command}).
Telnet/Local proxy command (see \k{config-proxy-command}).
\S{config-proxy-command} Specifying the Telnet proxy command
\S{config-proxy-command} Specifying the Telnet or Local proxy command
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.command}
@ -1905,6 +1917,9 @@ by the firewall's Telnet server is \c{connect}, followed by a host
name and a port number. If your proxy needs a different command,
you can enter an alternative here.
If you are using the \i{Local proxy} type, the local command to run
is specified here.
In this string, you can use \c{\\n} to represent a new-line, \c{\\r}
to represent a carriage return, \c{\\t} to represent a tab
character, and \c{\\x} followed by two hex digits to represent any
@ -1914,9 +1929,12 @@ itself.
Also, the special strings \c{%host} and \c{%port} will be replaced
by the host name and port number you want to connect to. The strings
\c{%user} and \c{%pass} will be replaced by the proxy username and
password you specify. To get a literal \c{%} sign, enter \c{%%}.
password you specify. The strings \c{%proxyhost} and \c{%proxyport}
will be replaced by the host details specified on the \e{Proxy} panel,
if any (this is most likely to be useful for the Local proxy type).
To get a literal \c{%} sign, enter \c{%%}.
If the Telnet proxy server prompts for a username and password
If a Telnet proxy server prompts for a username and password
before commands can be sent, you can use a command such as:
\c %user\n%pass\nconnect %host %port\n

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\IM{Telnet proxy} ad-hoc proxy
\IM{Telnet proxy} proxy, Telnet
\IM{Local proxy} local proxy
\IM{Local proxy} proxy command
\IM{Local proxy} command, proxy
\IM{proxy DNS} proxy DNS
\IM{proxy DNS} DNS, with proxy
\IM{proxy DNS} name resolution, with proxy