From unknown Tue Jun 17 20:20:55 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#13833 <13833@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#13833 <13833@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.2.93; Proper SOCKS support Reply-To: bug#13833 <13833@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 03:20:55 +0000 retitle 13833 24.2.93; Proper SOCKS support reassign 13833 emacs submitter 13833 Christopher Schmidt severity 13833 wishlist thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Feb 27 06:08:22 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Feb 2013 11:08:22 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52705 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UAes2-0000SS-4M for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:08:22 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36094) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UAerz-0000SK-GO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:08:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UAeq5-0005Ar-Ss for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:06:29 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:57250) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UAeq5-0005Aj-Ol for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:06:21 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:47368) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UAeq1-0000p0-2f for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:06:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UAepx-00057T-0c for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:06:16 -0500 Received: from ristopher.com ([146.185.21.93]:58742 helo=saturn.ch.ristopher.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UAepw-00057I-OM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:06:12 -0500 Received: by saturn.ch.ristopher.com (Postfix, from userid 0) id 5751820283; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:06:10 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=ch.ristopher.com; s=mail; t=1361963170; bh=NYXUd4Y8qNEd0kbQG3uM3JGwENiYxauUW9s+HAF8IUY=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Date; b=ki+dgK6Nd8Vowg5IH/4SZQfdstIkcjrdaoK/jpOq5fH2GCXhKtmgSFjO/6X6RpuXL R0J1viqwVeTJiwQ44kIgTAAKOnJbMnc3MyHiyA7MFS2anjfz4EF2fWBcfFQbFAN5II HNK3KekRo+yntxPtKah5UaThHndQt1P80QFd4ZYc= From: Christopher Schmidt To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.2.93; Proper SOCKS support Message-ID: <87ehg2j9sm@ch.ristopher.com> Mail-Followup-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:06:10 +0000 (GMT) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) severity: wishlist It would be great if all network primitives (open-network-stream and friends) supported SOCKS. Christopher From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Aug 03 05:50:30 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Aug 2013 09:50:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37746 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTl-0004gB-TA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:30 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:57981) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTk-0004ft-1p for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTZ-0007QC-9o for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:22 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:49174) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTZ-0007Q8-6g for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59679) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTT-0005ZQ-AW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:17 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTM-0007Hk-2q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:11 -0400 Received: from ristopher.com ([146.185.21.93]:45513 helo=saturn.ch.ristopher.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5YTL-0007E2-R3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 05:50:04 -0400 Received: by saturn.ch.ristopher.com (Postfix, from userid 0) id 9BF89203E4; Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:50:01 +0100 (BST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=ch.ristopher.com; s=mail; t=1375523401; bh=FEZ4ekvpYjsKE1souJWXAafk+P/mp+neBNW0G7Vk2pg=; h=From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Date; b=l6Oi/saFCUg4cI/M34YOKdKb/FWUWWMcZlctLoQ9WWGQlwr6Us8V2FI+RhXpH+P9O 3dtVjfB6TyT3q1CQqzxcSEzSxjFWzh+LxAUawfibjVGGkCveqWb9G6z8mUfwg41Xb1 Tz8710YQUmF4TqF5vQ/hqcOJJ2BV/K1ZWY1O5rIw= From: Christopher Schmidt To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#13833: 24.2.93; Proper SOCKS support In-Reply-To: <87ehg2j9sm@ch.ristopher.com> (Christopher Schmidt's message of "Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:06:10 +0000 (GMT)") Message-ID: <87pptv85o3@ch.ristopher.com> References: <87ehg2j9sm@ch.ristopher.com> Mail-Followup-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:50:01 +0100 (BST) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Christopher Schmidt writes: > It would be great if all network primitives (open-network-stream and > friends) supported SOCKS. There is lisp/net/socks.el. Unfortunately the implementation overwrites open-network-stream using defalias. That is terrible. Maybe add-function could be used here? There is a dependency on nslookup (socks-nslookup-host). I would prefer to have SOCKS support without relying on a stand-alone third-party application. Christopher From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Aug 03 12:36:32 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Aug 2013 16:36:32 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38419 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eog-00069M-W4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:31 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36884) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eod-00068l-Fm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:27 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eoO-000841-QW for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:22 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-99.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:45896) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eoO-00083w-NW for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:12 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38560) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eoH-0000T0-CE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:12 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eoA-00080R-1F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:36:05 -0400 Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:31007) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V5eo9-000806-Sm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:35:57 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av8EABK/CFG4rw3m/2dsb2JhbABEuzWDWRdzgh4BAQQBVigLCzQSFBgNiEIGwS2NYYMpA6R6gV6DEw X-IPAS-Result: Av8EABK/CFG4rw3m/2dsb2JhbABEuzWDWRdzgh4BAQQBVigLCzQSFBgNiEIGwS2NYYMpA6R6gV6DEw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,565,1355115600"; d="scan'208";a="20506295" Received: from 184-175-13-230.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([184.175.13.230]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 03 Aug 2013 12:35:50 -0400 Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9394E66F75; Sat, 3 Aug 2013 12:35:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#13833: 24.2.93; Proper SOCKS support Message-ID: References: <87ehg2j9sm@ch.ristopher.com> <87pptv85o3@ch.ristopher.com> Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:35:56 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87pptv85o3@ch.ristopher.com> (Christopher Schmidt's message of "Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:50:01 +0100 (BST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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Unfortunately the implementation overwrites >> open-network-stream using defalias. That is terrible. > > Yes, that's a bug. > >> Maybe add-function could be used here? > > You mean add-advice? Yes, that would be better at least. Nothing has happened here within 11 years. This bug is basically a request to generally improve SOCKS support, which would absolutely be a good thing. However, it will be hard to make any progress on that without a patch. Meanwhile, some things have changed, and others have improved. I'm therefore closing this bug report now, until such a time that anyone takes on the job of taking a look at improving our SOCKS support. 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To: 13833@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#13833: 24.2.93; Proper SOCKS support In-Reply-To: References: <87ehg2j9sm@ch.ristopher.com> <87pptv85o3@ch.ristopher.com> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:00:50 -0700 Message-ID: <875xk78m19.fsf@neverwas.me> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Authenticated-Id: masked@neverwas.me X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 13833 Cc: christopher@ch.ristopher.com, stefankangas@gmail.com X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Stefan Kangas writes: > Stefan Monnier writes: > >>>> It would be great if all network primitives (open-network-stream and >>>> friends) supported SOCKS. >>> There is lisp/net/socks.el. Unfortunately the implementation overwrites >>> open-network-stream using defalias. That is terrible. >> >> Yes, that's a bug. >> >>> Maybe add-function could be used here? >> >> You mean add-advice? Yes, that would be better at least. > > Nothing has happened here within 11 years. This bug is basically a > request to generally improve SOCKS support, which would absolutely be a > good thing. However, it will be hard to make any progress on that > without a patch. Meanwhile, some things have changed, and others have > improved. > > I'm therefore closing this bug report now, until such a time that anyone > takes on the job of taking a look at improving our SOCKS support. Just leaving a breadcrumb for future people: Bug#53941 has a PoC patch that demos a way to accomplish _some_ of this based on the option `url-proxy-services'. IIRC, fundamental issues regarding a proxy's propagation from a "proxified" app to new connections (from clicked-on links, etc.) remains unaddressed. 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