Still needing some help with non web related VB probelm.

I guess it's somewhat web related.
I'm trying to access an FTP server or an SMTP server using a proxy and the winsock control.

So far I have this from people who have helped me but it still doesn't work.

winsock1.connect "PROXYADDRESS",PROXYPORT

in winsock1_connect()
winsock1.senddata "FTPADDRESS:PORT" & vbCrLf

The person that told me about this said it should work, but I don't see how it would. But I don't know how proxies work either.

For the SMTP...
in winsock1_connect()
winsock1.senddata "SMTPADDRESS SMTPPORT" & vbCrLf

Just like that. When I try that I get a response of 500 (Server Error) for smtp and 400 for FTP. I can access the SMTP and FTP fine without a proxy. But the user wants a proxy option and I can't seem to get it to work. All help is much appreciated.

vbip.com has nothing about proxies and the winsock control :confused: