[oclug] ICQ file transfers

[Tim Hosking]

On 8/18/02 9:37 AM, "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier at storm.ca> wrote:

> On 17/08/02 Tom Lauzon did speaketh:
> 
>> Client to client connection is done using the TCP protocol, using port
>> range 1024-65535. This means that the client needs an open listening port
>> within the mentioned range ...
> 
>   The client port is irrelevant. The box acting as the server is the tough
> one. I believe icq services come in on ports 2000-2009, but I'm not sure. If
> that's true, then those need to be forwarded to the receiving box. The
> downside of this is that no one else on your LAN can receive via icq.
> 

I believe it will work through a SOCKS proxy if you are inclined to set one
up.

-- 
Tim Hosking