[NTLUG:Discuss] ssh port forwarding revisted...

[Kenneth Loafman]

Chris Cox wrote:
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> <snip>
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> This would establish a 110 pop port that SSL tunnels to the secure
> pop at attbi.com.  I access my AT&T email this way from work
> all of the time.

One question that has me curious... if you can redirect ports using
IPChains and IPWhatsit (forgot name), why not just redirect in the
kernel rather than running a completely separate process?

...Ken