NAME

       make_socksfc -  Generates frozen configuratyion file for SOCKS clients

SYNOPSIS

       make_socksfc [infile [outfile] ]

DESCRIPTION

       make_socksfc  reads  in  a  plain-text  configuration  file  for  the SOCKS clients and produces a frozen
       configuration file as the output.

       Both arguments are optional. The default for infile  is  /etc/socks.conf;  the  default  for  outfile  is
       /etc/socks.fc. You may specify infile while omitting outfile, but you cannot specify outfile without also
       speficying infile.

       The contents of the frozen configuration file is essentially the memory image of the parsed  input  file.
       Using the frozen configuration file can reduce the start-up delay of the SOCKS client programs since they
       no longer have to parse the file contents.

       When the SOCKS client starts, it always looks for the frozen configuration file /etc/socks.fc first .  If
       that  file  is  not found, it then tries to use the plain-text configuration file /etc/socks.conf. If you
       use frozen configuration, you must remember to run make_socksfc every time after you  modify  the  plain-
       text file or the SOCKS clients will continue to use the frozen file of a previous configuration.

       To find out the contents of a frozen configuration file, use dump_socksfc.

FILES

       /etc/socks.fc, /etc/socks.conf

SEE ALSO

       dump_socksfc(8), socks.conf(5), socks.fc(5)

AUTHOR

       Ying-Da Lee, yingda@esd.sgi.com or yingda@best.com

                                                   May 6, 1996                                   MAKE_SOCKSFC(8)