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Proxies

Simon

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    How the heck do I use a proxy? I read a short FAQ about them but I can't figure out a proxy's "Address". And what's all this stuff about "Secure", "FTP", and "Gopher" when I put the proxies in?
     
    A proxy is a middle step between your computer and the internet at large.
    Quite a few ISP's run a transparent proxy on port 80, so they can build a cache. Next time someone else on the ISP needs that page, it can be retreived from cache, making it much faster.
    The context you're talking though, using a proxy to mask your IP address, I don't think that should be open to discussion here.
    The potential for abuse far outweighs the benefits of knowledge.
     
    Especially on a board that utilizes IP blacklisting. o.o;
     
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