Forums Feature Suggestions Add Proxy/Sock feature for Server command

Hello dear Khaled,

I wanted to suggest you a feature that i think will greatly benefit the hardcore users of mIRC and will enhance mIRC server command and mIRC in general.

For a long time i'm using Proxy's for connecting some EFnet like networks to chat over there and i'm always have to do a annoying procedure (i bet i'm not the only one) for connecting to some server using Proxy.

I need to connect my normal networks, then i'm setting the proxy for the current network to BOTH (it was NONE) so i could connect to the next network, then i'm entering again to the options to set it back to None..
it's annoying because just 2 of the 6 networks i'm in i'm using a proxy for.

it will be nice if we could do
/Server -m irc.efnet.org 6667 -i Nick Nick` Some@email.com Name -j #channel -p[p|s4|s5]f[b|s|d] proxy-or-sock-ip port

Ofcourse the [] is just for presentation
-p = for protocol

• p = proxy = default
• s4 = socket4
• s5 = socket5

f = for firewall support

• b = both = default
• s = server
• d = dcc

Thanks and waiting for response.

This is not reallly needed since you can just use /firewall, check the help next time.

The OP's suggestion is to enable per-server firewall settings, otherwise you have to enable/disable the firewall after a connection, since the current settings are global.

Arguably, however, if you're using per-server firewall settings, you're doing something wrong. A firewall is meant for users who need a gateway connection between their machine and their local network. In that use-case, you would need a proxy enabled for all connections. If you're just using a proxy for servers where you want to "hide" your IP, there are better ways to do it (bnc, registered vhost on supported networks). Using open proxies to bypass connection limits on arbitrary servers is not condoned by mIRC and there will likely be no effort put into making that kind of a use-case any easier.