BACKING UP THROUGH SOCKS PROXY

To set up the backup software to work through SOCKS proxy:

  1. Sign up for an account and complete the registration forms.
  2. Ignore the error message that appears when the submit button on the registration form is clicked.
  3. Open the backup software and click on the "Option" tab in the taskbar and select 'proxy options'.
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The "proxy options" dialog contains settings for a SOCKS proxy. If the proxy checkbox is ticked, a proxy host must be entered.

  • Port (default 1080)
  • User (optional)
  • Password (optional)

Notes:
The proxy should support SOCKS v4 or v5.

Only the anonymous and cleartext (rfc1929) authentication methods are supported.

If Java 1.3 is used (seems to happen for backup daemon on Mac), only SOCKS v4 is supported.

If the version of Java on the client is older than 1.5 (this is likely to be the case on an Apple Mac), the application uses a workaround to communicate with the backup daemon. This might cause side effects for the "Backup Now" or "Restore" features within the backup software.

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