Re: routing mail connections from external machine to external mail server via openbsd router

[Gabriel Guzman <gabe@careercast.com>]

On Thursday 04 September 2003 03:44 pm, edacquay@shaw.ca wrote:
> I've just gotten into residence at university, and it seems that for me to
> be able to access my email from my email address I was using while living
> at home, I need to be on the ISP's network.  As a result, I wanted to use
> my router back home as a link between myself and the mail server so that I
> can access my mail from the University of Waterloo.  Any help with this
> would be greatly appreciated.  I don't mind doing some research, but I have
> absolutely no idea what to look for.

easiest way is probably with an ssh tunnel: 
you -> your obsdrouter -> isp's mail server
man ssh (1) 

look at the -L option

hth, 
gabe.