HTTP SOCKS5 and SOCKS4 Proxy Support

Demonstrates how to use SOCKS5 and SOCKS4 proxies with HTTP.

Download Chilkat HTTP ActiveX

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

Dim success As Long

'  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
'  properties prior to communicating with the HTTP server:
'  The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or
'  IP address:
http.SocksHostname = "www.mysocksproxyserver.com"
http.SocksPort = 1080
http.SocksUsername = "myProxyLogin"
http.SocksPassword = "myProxyPassword"
'  Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
'  of the SOCKS proxy server:
http.SocksVersion = 5
'  Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
'  SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

'  Download the Python language install.
'  Note: This URL may have changed since this example was created.
success = http.Download("http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5/python-2.5.msi","python-2.5.msi")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox http.LastErrorText
Else
    MsgBox "Python Download Complete!"
End If