Proxy Server Websites

Hiya guys and girls,

I thought I'd knock up a little information about proxy servers and also give you a list of a few which are useful and seem quite solid.

What is a Proxy Server?
Think of driving, and you want to get from point A to point B, but there is a motorway in the way, and no means to cross it, until you take a small detour and go over a bridge. A proxy is like that, where you have your computer, and the website you wish to access, however you have a company/school firewall in the way which currently blocks the website you want to see. You need something to act like the bridge, to allow you to go from your computer to the website. Anyway a proxy server will act like that bridge until the proxy server is also blocked.

"An intermediary server that accepts requests from clients and forwards them to other proxy servers, the origin server, or services."
Reference: www.equiinet.com/cachepilot/support/cachepilotglossary.asp



What to look for in a Proxy Server, and what does it mean?

Include Form: Will include a URL box/form on every webpage that you view through the proxy, so it is easy to locate another website.

Remove Scripts: Removes all client/server scripting on the website you wish to view.
Accept Cookies: Do you want to accept cookies from the website you wish to view?
Show Images: Do you want to see the images on the website or not?
Show Referrer: Shows the referring website within the URL section of your internet browser.

Rotate13: Uses an encoding method called Rotate13, where every letter in the alphabet is moved 13 places to the right.

Base64: Base64 is a method of encoding binary data sent as an attachment through email. Base64 encoding divides three bytes of data into four bytes of ASCII text, making the resulting file size approximately 33% larger. Reference: http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/glossary/index.php?term=B

Strip Meta: Removes meta tag data from the website you are viewing.
Strip Title: Removes the website title from the website you are using.
Session Cookies: Allows you to store cookies for the viewing session that you are having via the proxy.

New Window: Will open the website you want to view through the proxy, in a new window.



Good Proxy Servers:
- FreeProxyServer
- G-Proxy
- Proxy247


Please note: If you use any proxy server mentioned above, you take sole responsibility for your actions and this blog post is entirely for informational purposes only.