SOCKS Protocol Version 4A

This document specifies SOCKS Protocol Version 4A, an independent protocol originated from the SOCKS Protocol Version 4. This protocol allows SOCKS clients to delegate domain name resolution to the SOCKS server. This is particularly useful in environments where the client host cannot resolve the destination host's domain name due to restrictive network policies or lack of DNS access. Discussion Venues This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. Source for this draft and an issue tracker can be found at https://github.com/4socks/socks4.