[Erc-discuss] erc-tls over socks

[Aidan Gauland]

Hi,

I can tunnel plain, unencrypted ERC over SOCKS by evaluating this...

(let ((erc-server-connect-function 'socks-open-network-stream)
      (socks-server '("Tunnel" "localhost" 1080 5)))
  (erc :server "irc.example.net"
       :port 6667
       :nick "aidalgol" :full-name "Millicent Bystander"))

But if I change `erc' to `erc-tls' (and the port to 6697 or whatever
port on which the server accepts encrypted IRC connects)...

(let ((erc-server-connect-function 'socks-open-network-stream)
      (socks-server '("Tunnel" "localhost" 1080 5)))
  (erc-tls :server "irc.example.net"
           :port 6697
           :nick "aidalgol" :full-name "Millicent Bystander"))

...ERC connects directly, bypassing the SOCKS proxy.  Is it simply not
possible to use TLS over SOCKS at all (even outside Emacs), or does it
have to do with the way in which Emacs initiates TLS connections?

Regards,
Aidan Gaualnd

(P.S. To those of you also on gnu.emacs.help, sorry for the cross-post.
I forgot about this group when I posted this there.)