Author of this application is [Tom Poindexter].

sockspy [http://www.neosoft.com/tcl/ftparchive/sorted/net/sockspy-1.0]
"watch[[es]] the conversation of a Tcp client and server",
according to its quite readable README
[http://www.neosoft.com/tcl/ftparchive/sorted/net/sockspy-1.0/1.0/sockspy-1.0.README].
Although "not a
replacement for heavy duty tools such as 'tcpdump' and other passive
packet sniffers" (Ethereal [http://www.ethereal.com/], ...), it's easy to install, configure, and launch, and
pleasingly convenient for "debugging Tcp client/server programs,
examining protocols and diagnosing network problems".



sockspy is nearly indispensable for any network programmer or
network administrator, quite apart from any interest they might
have in Tcl.  [[Compare to tcpdump, ...]]



sockspy's a [Tk] application.  [CL] has been thinking of refactoring
it to expose a pure Tcl part.  One benefit might be that at that point, the code could be considered as a quick-assemble toolkit for proxy servers.  Write [mailto:Cameron@Lairds.com] if that interests you.

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