Proxies

[Timothy C. May]

At 9:46 PM 2/2/96, bjohnson at 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.
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