Home | Community | Message Board
You are not signed in.
Sign In New Account
Forum Index Search Posts Trusted Vendors Highlights Galleries FAQ User List Chat Store Random Growery


This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.

Community > Security and Safety
Threaded Mode Threaded  Previous topic Previous  View all topics Index  Next topic Next 

Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
Clearing up PROXY Questions
    #841786 -

If you are using Internet Explorer:

1. Open browser window
2. Go to Tools/Internet Options/Connections
3. The next step depends on your OP sys, I have XP so I go to LAN Settings,
just look for where it says Use Proxy Server.
4. The next step is to find the server you want to use, I have found this site to be VERY useful http://www.samair.ru/xwww/proxy.htm .
Remember, not all Proxy Servers are truly anonymous and not all
Proxys will hide the fact that you are actually using it. If you look at this site you will see the address and the port number for the proxy. You will also see it's origin, and whether it is anonymous or highly anonymous.

Anonymous - HTTP Proxy server does not send HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR variable to host, this improves privacy since your IP address cannot be logged.

High anonymity - HTTP Servers of this type don?t send HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR, HTTP_VIA and HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION variables. Host doesn?t even know you are using proxy server an of course it doesn?t know your IP address.

Also keep in mind that depending on what Proxy you choose you may not be able get on to certain sites. Some things are blocked in certain countries.


--------------------
`Not the same thing a bit!' said the Hatter. `You might just as well say that "I see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see"!'


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: Clearing up PROXY Questions [Re: The_Mad_Hatter]
    #841798 -

Do you have any info on encrypted proxies?

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: Clearing up PROXY Questions [Re: The_Mad_Hatter]
    #841964 -

If you use AOL is it even worth using a proxy?


--------------------
Peace,
Adam

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: Clearing up PROXY Questions [Re: DazedSol]
    #842092 -

Some support SSL encryption and some don't, that is about all I know.

I have never, nor will I ever, use AOL so I don't know if it is worth it or not.


--------------------
`Not the same thing a bit!' said the Hatter. `You might just as well say that "I see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see"!'


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: Clearing up PROXY Questions [Re: The_Mad_Hatter]
    #842246 -

If your concerned about AOL monitoring your by using a proxy, i wouldnt bother. They would still be able to see what your doing since you are using them as an internet service and you would first go through them than to the proxy...
i kinda lied aol, i havent been able to use it since version 3.0 since both my mother and fathers CC #'s were banned from using it. hehe, boy did i ever get a talk about that. I could always use my cc# now i guess, but bah, already got a cable connection,.


--------------------

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Re: Clearing up PROXY Questions [Re: tps]
    #4497380 -

I use AOL, unfortunately, and since the AOL service acts as a proxy, yes, they will be able to track you down eventually. However, typically ISP's will defend their customer's privacy as long as they can. After all, if you get busted because AOL ratted you out to the authorities, how likely are you to continue paying them? This is actually true for most Internet Service Providers(i.e. Comcast), assuming you have a dynamic IP address rather than a static "real" IP address, and you probably don't have a real IP unless you pay a premium for it.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Community > Security and Safety
Threaded Mode Threaded  Previous topic Previous  View all topics Index  Next topic Next 

Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* Proxy servers ? Paid 6,056 7 08/10/03 12:33 PM
by TheHobbit
* proxies longbong 2,697 4 06/25/01 10:54 AM
by longbong
* How secure is using single proxy? Hertyar 4,363 4 10/08/03 11:08 PM
by Hertyar
* Post deleted by Administrator Alien 6,926 18 05/30/01 02:41 PM
by PotSmokinHippie
* Free Web Based Proxy Service Lana 1,582 3 09/21/03 09:44 AM
by Hertyar
* Free Internet Security&Privacy Tools Lana 2,526 6 01/24/02 09:42 PM
by dioze1
* Routers and Proxies SkorpivoMusterion 1,676 8 01/14/04 12:16 PM
by panamared
* Proxy Advice W1ll1ams11 6,354 8 11/18/03 01:10 PM
by fungusamongus

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Enlil, Alan Rockefeller
6,209 topic views. 0 members, 2 guests and 0 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2026 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.02 seconds spending 0.006 seconds on 17 queries.