Title: are all free proxies slow?
nok - March 24, 2007 02:14 PM (GMT)
this question isnt directly related to foxyproxy, but maybe you can help: i thought i would use a proxy to avoid the time limit on rapidshare downloads.. which worked, except the download speed was so slow as to be pointless. can i expect this from all the free proxy servers or are some reasonably fast? (the one i tried was about 2kb/s when i am used to at least 40-250kb/s on rapidshare)
thanks.
Eric H. Jung - March 24, 2007 02:36 PM (GMT)
Hi,
2 kb/sec is very slow. To answer your question, no, not all proxy servers are this slow, but it is hit-or-miss unless you run your own and/or get a paid service. The only proxy servers that I know about which are free and consistent are the ones on the CoDeeN network. Take a look at the list
here.
-eric
nok - March 25, 2007 05:26 PM (GMT)
hmm. using one of the codeen proxies, i get this message when surfing to rapidshare:
| QUOTE |
| You are trying to use a node of the CoDeeN CDN Network. You have requested content from a site that requires a license. CoDeeN cannot be used to access such sites. |
Eric H. Jung - March 25, 2007 07:24 PM (GMT)
Sorry, I don't know what that means.
cuzabis - April 11, 2007 04:40 PM (GMT)
eric... codeen is not anon
just so you know... Codeen and PlanetLabs proxies... though fast are useless for anon browsing
http://www.antiproxy.com/ is a good site to find proxies but does not test for anon.... you can test by going to
http://whatsmyip.orgbut I recomend a program called charon for finding and testing proxies
get it here
http://www.project2025.com/charon.phpsearches google + leechsites etc
filters against blacklists (codeen, planet labs and more) and tests for anonymity
its a must, if you plan on doing any sort of anon surfing
Eric H. Jung - April 11, 2007 05:25 PM (GMT)
Hi cuzabis,
I know Codeen isn't anonymous. I don't surf the web anonymously so Codeen is often perfect for my needs.
Thanks,
Eric
cuzabis - April 11, 2007 05:45 PM (GMT)
ohh I see
there are more reliable non anon proxies out there as well...
Eric H. Jung - April 11, 2007 06:48 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (cuzabis @ Apr 11 2007, 05:45 PM) |
ohh I see
there are more reliable non anon proxies out there as well... |
I'd love to learn about them!
cuzabis - April 11, 2007 07:14 PM (GMT)
charon will find some for you
the reason im against codeen and planet labs and all those is simply because they log everything
I dont like the world knowing what Im doing, thats why I use a proxy to begin with LOL
but the main reason they log is to snag spammers and such
here is a tutorial for using charon... (not my own)
I will post my own like I said later tonite.... mine will have screenshots and what not to make it a lot more visual to understand
http://www.forum.freeproxy.ru/viewtopic.php?=&p=6657 
