[BUG] /disablesponsor disables specified port

[MaeSiuS]

Hi,
I recently installed and configured UVNC Servers on some machines in a doctor's office. I scripted a simple batch file to easily allow people without technical understanding to remote control these machines from outside the office-LAN.
As there are multiple machines in the same LAN the selection of the desired machine is done by specifying a portnumber. In the VNCViewer GUI the portnumber 12345 is specified by typing this into the VNC textfield:

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office@dyndns.org::12345

How could this be achieved via commandline parameters? I can't find a switch for this in the short commandline options help.
Note, that I don't want to start a listening viewer nor use a proxy. These both cases allow for a portnumber.
Thanks,
MaeSiuS

[YY]

You can simply script the batch command as below:

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vncviewer.exe office@dyndns.org::12345

You may include other options in the command line too.

[MaeSiuS]

Hi YY,
thanks for your reply.
As you can imagine I already scripted it the way you suggested before posting my question.
I used this line

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"%ProgramFiles%\UltraVNC\vncviewer.exe" office@dyndns.org::12345 /dsmplugin "%ProgramFiles%\UltraVNC\MSRC4Plugin.dsm" /disablesponsor

which caused VNCviewer to connect to "office@dyndns.org" at the standard port 5900.
Just guess what happens if I leave out

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/disablesponsor

RIGHT!
VNCviewer connects to "office@dyndns.org" at port 12345

You may include other options in the command line too.

As proven above VNCviewer commandline options are something one should be carefully with.
Some of them cause unforseen complications.
Seems like a bug, but may be implemented knowingly by the creators as a present for their sponsor

[YY]

Just guess what happens if I leave out

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/disablesponsor

RIGHT!
VNCviewer connects to "office@dyndns.org" at port 12345

You are right, and I can repeat the same result ...... but this happens on the vncviewer of 1.0.6.4 or any version before.

I have tested version 1.0.7.7; 1.0.8.0, and 1.0.9.0-beta, which all have this problem fixed. Please check if you were using an old vncviewer in your test.

[MaeSiuS]

Hi YY,
strange, I am using version 1.0.8.2 of VNCviewer.

[YY]

Oh! ...

Just test the 1.0.8.0 vncviewer, it works properly too with "/disablesponsor".

Are you using the X64 viewer? I have tried the win32 viewer only.

[MaeSiuS]

Only win32 viewer.
No need to test 1.0.8.0. I can live without "/disablesponsor".
Thanks for your help, YY