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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the Stunnel FAQ (see snippet below) it says that
STUNNEL does not support OOB processing (except if OOB is set to in-line); can
someone please tell me if this restriction is still in place?</FONT><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does OpenSSL not support the sending and receiving
of the OOB character? Some other restriction?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers Richard Maher</FONT></DIV>
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<H2><A name=ToC5>Can I use stunnel to protect [insert random protocol
here]?</A></H2>Stunnel should be able to secure any random protocol as long as
the protocol satisfies the following requirements:
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<LI>The protocol is TCP, not UDP.
<LI>The protocol doesn't use multiple connections, like ftp.
<LI><STRONG>The protocol doesn't depend on Out Of Band (OOB) data,</STRONG>
<LI>Remote site can't use an application-specific protocol, like ssltelnet,
where SSL is a negotiated option, save for those protocols already supported
by the <CODE>-n</CODE> argument to Stunnel. </LI></OL></DIV></BODY></HTML>