A simple proxy is easy to cook in Java. Simply read from a given host:socket
and write to another host:socket. I believe the Apache WebService guys have
a more fully blown utility for debugging purposes that does this and records
the traffic passing through. You could use this as is, or use it as a base
for your simpler requirements.

-- Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: J Malcolm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 19 November 2004 21:17
> To: 'James Users List'
> Subject: RE: Running SMTP on 2 ports simultaneously?
>
>
> I thought about the port forwarding idea.  But I don't
> control the firewall
> (co-lo'd at some location in Virginia...)  Is there some
> little shareware
> product somewhere that will simply reroute all incoming stuff
> on port 1000
> to port 25?
>
> Jerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Short [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:48 PM
> To: James Users List
> Subject: RE: Running SMTP on 2 ports simultaneously?
>
> Can't you use port forwarding on your firewall to forward incoming
> requests for port 25 to your port 10000, so your James instance only
> needs to listen on post 10000.
>
> The other possiblity would be to find an SMTP proxy server of
> some sort.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J Malcolm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:36 AM
> To: 'James Users List'
> Subject: RE: Running SMTP on 2 ports simultaneously?
>
> The issue is portability.  It's a pain to have to go into outlook and
> change the SMTP server configuration every day when you come into the
> office, then change it again when you leave.
>
> It's not that they 'want' you to use their server.  Just
> don't want you
> using port 25.  Problems w/ viruses getting on machines and
> spamming out
> through port 25.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Serge Knystautas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:20 PM
> To: James Users List
> Subject: Re: Running SMTP on 2 ports simultaneously?
>
> J Malcolm wrote:
> > A client's company just shut down outbound port 25 on their
> firewall,
> which
> > means this client can no longer get to my SMTP server.  I
> know I could
>
> > change ports on the SMTP server, but that breaks all the
> other clients
>
> > who expect port 25.  I need to run an instance of SMTP on 25 and
> > another parallel instance on port 10000 or some random port
> that isn't
> blocked.
> > What is the best way to do this?
>
> Typically if an ISP blocks outbound port 25 it's because they need to
> use the ISP's outgoing mail server.  Is there a reason they couldn't
> just use the ISP's outgoing mail server and then leave your
> mail server
> running on port 25 to receive emails?
>
> --
> Serge Knystautas
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