Freeware alternative to Proxy Switcher?

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Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is a
free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that is
easy to use.
 
Michael said:
Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is a
free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that is
easy to use.
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I also wouldn't mind something that can be used as a plugin with firefox.
Though, it isn't required.
 
Michael said the following on 10/5/2004 9:46 PM:
I also wouldn't mind something that can be used as a plugin with firefox.
Though, it isn't required.
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I don't know exactly what Proxy Switcher does, but the SwitchProxy
extension for Firefox/Mozilla/Thunderbird may be what you're looking
for. The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/

If you work with more than one proxy on a regular basis, you probably
know how annoying it is to keep track of them; not to mention the number
of clicks it takes to switch between.

SwitchProxy is a Mozilla tool you can use to organize all your proxies.
You can add, edit and remove them from a single master list. When you
need to use one, just select it from the list and click apply.

The SwitchProxy tool now has an Anonymous Proxy feature. An anonymizer
uses a list of proxies that it randomly switches between at defined
intervals. Many people used anonymizers to sheild their IP address and
protect themselves from hackers, online tracking, havesting and other
website snooping techniques.
 
Michael said the following on 10/6/2004 4:38 PM:
I'm using 1.0 and this seems to work fine. It is very easy to use. Thanks
for the help!
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Yes, I discovered after I had posted that the version from Jeremy's
website works on FF 1.0 while the one at the Mozilla site doesn't...
 
rj65 said:
Michael said the following on 10/5/2004 9:46 PM:

I don't know exactly what Proxy Switcher does, but the SwitchProxy
extension for Firefox/Mozilla/Thunderbird may be what you're looking
for. The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/

If you work with more than one proxy on a regular basis, you probably
know how annoying it is to keep track of them; not to mention the number
of clicks it takes to switch between.

SwitchProxy is a Mozilla tool you can use to organize all your proxies.
You can add, edit and remove them from a single master list. When you
need to use one, just select it from the list and click apply.

The SwitchProxy tool now has an Anonymous Proxy feature. An anonymizer
uses a list of proxies that it randomly switches between at defined
intervals. Many people used anonymizers to sheild their IP address and
protect themselves from hackers, online tracking, havesting and other
website snooping techniques.
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I'm using 1.0 and this seems to work fine. It is very easy to use. Thanks
for the help!
 
rj65 said:
Michael said the following on 10/6/2004 4:38 PM:


Yes, I discovered after I had posted that the version from Jeremy's
website works on FF 1.0 while the one at the Mozilla site doesn't...
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I have a question about this. When I enter a proxy, everything works okay.
When I close the browser and reload it, the proxy is no longer available in
the drop down menu. How do I make it so that it "remembers" the proxy that
I put in?
 
Michael said the following on 10/6/2004 6:33 PM:
I have a question about this. When I enter a proxy, everything works okay.
When I close the browser and reload it, the proxy is no longer available in
the drop down menu. How do I make it so that it "remembers" the proxy that
I put in?
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Michael,

I'm definitely not having this problem! You may have better luck
posting your question on the author's SwitchProxy forum at:

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

HTH
 
rj65 said:
I don't know exactly what Proxy Switcher does, but the SwitchProxy
extension for Firefox/Mozilla/Thunderbird may be what you're looking
for. The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/
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Hey, thanks for pointing this out! I had written my own tool to modify
user.prefs (via a hotkey), but I'd rather use a tool that is supported
(hehe). Guess I'm just lazy...

I thought I was the only on earth that thought it was a major PITA to
have to switch proxy's all the time. I had looked for others having the
same issue, but did not get any hits when I had searched about six
months ago.
 
BarryTone said the following on 10/7/2004 12:12 AM:
Hey, thanks for pointing this out! I had written my own tool to modify
user.prefs (via a hotkey), but I'd rather use a tool that is supported
(hehe). Guess I'm just lazy...

I thought I was the only on earth that thought it was a major PITA to
have to switch proxy's all the time. I had looked for others having the
same issue, but did not get any hits when I had searched about six
months ago.
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You're welcome. SwitchProxy is a great timesaver for the corporate
types who will typically use their laptop at work in a proxy
environment, then connect it to a direct dial-up Internet connection at
home, or maybe a different proxy on a broadband connection.

You're not the only one to have felt this need. Witness the same
feature built into Maxthon by default: Options -> Proxy
 
From: (e-mail address removed) (rj65)
SwitchProxy is a great timesaver for the
corporate types who will typically use
their laptop at work in a proxy
environment, then connect it to a direct
dial-up Internet connection at home, or
maybe a different proxy on a broadband
connection.
You're not the only one to have felt this
need. Witness the same feature built
into Maxthon by default: Options ->
Proxy

Rohit
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Please bear with me,
I'm totally ignorant on the Proxy subject!

Would you please explain the reason (in detail) for using a program like
SwitchProxy.

S_H
 
Semi Head escreveu:
Please bear with me,
I'm totally ignorant on the Proxy subject!

Would you please explain the reason (in detail) for using a program like
SwitchProxy.
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Some people use proxy servers for various applications. Sometimes those proxy
servers go down, and SwitchProxy is tool to make changing proxy servers easier.

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Semi Head said the following on 10/7/2004 5:37 PM:
Please bear with me,
I'm totally ignorant on the Proxy subject!

Would you please explain the reason (in detail) for using a program like
SwitchProxy.

S_H
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Sorry Semi Head, I dropped out for a few days, hence a delayed response.

Proxy servers are typically found in corporate environments, where a
designated machine (or machines) acts as a "proxy" between individual
machines and the Internet. So if you try to load a web page in your
browser, your machine simply relays the page address to the proxy server
on your network, which makes the connection on your behalf, fetches the
page, and delivers it to you. This way all the Internet traffic within
the network goes out through one (or more) designated machines - the
proxy server(s).

There are many advantages of using proxy servers, some of which include
better control (proxies can filter out unwanted/undesirable content),
better security (by acting as a firewall if so configured), and better
bandwidth utilization (by caching frequently-requested content and
delivering it locally rather than fetching it from the Internet).

For those occasions when the primary proxy server is down and you want
to switch to another one, or when moving your laptop from the corporate
proxy environment to the direct Internet connection at home, it's a real
pain to keep switching the proxy settings within the browser. Tools
like SwitchProxy make this a cinch.

Hope this wasn't too technical, and you got a better understanding of
the whole proxy mystery!
 
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