steal something? Me? Heavens no! I just don't want anyone seeing me bang on their door. ( On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Sam Kreimeyer wrote: > I will assume you're talking about using someone else's proxy for your > traffic. Generally speaking, speed is the only consideration I have when > selecting one to use. Proxy-list.org has a frequently updated and pretty > expansive list. Not a bad place to start. > > Just keep in mind that using a proxy means that anybody with access to the > proxy server will be able to view any traffic that isn't encrypted on the > client side (GPG is great for this). People run public proxy services for a > variety of reasons, and stealing information is one of them. I don't say > this to raise undue paranoia. Some of them are bad, and it may not be > possible to know which ones with certainty. As long as you aren't sending > sensitive information (passwords, CCN, etc), then it shouldn't be a problem. > > Check out proxy-chains. Should be on your BT distro. Strength in numbers. > > You might also be interested in Tor. I tend to avoid it though; Applebaum > gives me the creeps. It's by far the most robust anonymizing service I'm > aware of. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: