At 9:46 PM 2/2/96, bjohnson@nym.alias.net wrote:
I keep hearing references to 'proxies' as a method of anonymity. The only information that I've been able to find, deals with firewalls on networked systems.
Are 'proxies' applicable to personal PCs using browsers, such as Netscape?
Would appreciate any info or leads to information sources.
A quick look with Alta Vista for the string "web proxy" reveals 25 articles on Usenet and 200 on the Web, with some of them containing further pointers, definitions, and other helpful information. --Tim May Boycott espionage-enabled software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
"Tim" == Timothy C May <tcmay@got.net> writes:
Tim> At 9:46 PM 2/2/96, bjohnson@nym.alias.net wrote:
I keep hearing references to 'proxies' as a method of anonymity. The only information that I've been able to find, deals with firewalls on networked systems.
Are 'proxies' applicable to personal PCs using browsers, such as Netscape?
Proxies aren't any use towards anonymity on a single user system. They can be very useful on a network, regardless of whether a firewall exists or not.
Would appreciate any info or leads to information sources.
Tim> A quick look with Alta Vista for the string "web proxy" reveals Tim> 25 articles on Usenet and 200 on the Web, with some of them Tim> containing further pointers, definitions, and other helpful Tim> information. For one-stop shopping I recommend Delegate, written by Yutaka Sato <ysato@etl.go.jp>, available from ftp://etlport.etl.go.jp/pub/DeleGate/ It should run on any reasonable Unix system. Most of the documentation is in Japanese, but there is enough in English to get it up and running. Regards, -- steve@miranova.com baur Unsolicited commercial e-mail will be proofread for $250/hour.
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