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bkny
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15. April 2006 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
PLEASE GIVE A GENERAL DISCRIPTION OF WHAT PROXY IS.. THANXX

i Love F*R*I*E*N*D*S
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15. April 2006 @ 14:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Stop typing in all caps, and i might consider answering that question

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15. April 2006 @ 16:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Stop typing in all caps, and i might consider answering that question
WTF?? why even write crap like that! Are you insane?

bkny ----- typing in caps is concidered rude and some people can get really arsey about it. If i knew the answer id tell you but i dont sorry.

@The_Fiend Keep your answer he dont need it off you i think.

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15. April 2006 @ 16:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@ Sanecrazy : In case you hadn't noticed, typing in all caps is against the forum rules
Also, may i suggested you take that attitude of yours and stick it somewhere where the sun doens't shine?

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15. April 2006 @ 17:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Maybe he didnt know that ( i didnt ) why be so pompous and arrogant?
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15. April 2006 @ 17:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
All i did in the first place was to tell the guy to knock off the all caps, then you come barging in..
What you'd expect, a nice, curtious reply?
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Maybe he didnt know that ( i didnt )
So just because he couldn't be bothered to read the rules, it's ok to break them?



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15. April 2006 @ 17:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey guys stop fighting post something that is useful i would like to know what proxy means too and stop wasting mine and bkny's time
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15. April 2006 @ 18:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was already busy looking up the exact definition...
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Proxy Servers

A proxy server is a kind of buffer between your computer and the Internet resources you are accessing. They accumulate and save files that are most often requested by thousands of Internet users in a special database, called ?cache?. Therefore, proxy servers are able to increase the speed of your connection to the Internet. The cache of a proxy server may already contain information you need by the time of your request, making it possible for the proxy to deliver it immediately. The overall increase in performance may be very high. Also, proxy servers can help in cases when some owners of the Internet resources impose some restrictions on users from certain countries or geographical regions. In addition to that, among proxy servers there are so called anonymous proxy servers that hide your IP address thereby saving you from vulnerabilities concerned with it.

Anonymous Proxy Servers

Anonymous proxy servers hide your IP address and thereby prevent unauthorized access to your computer through the Internet. They do not provide anyone with your IP address and effectively hide any information about you and your reading interests. Besides that, they don?t even let anyone know that you are surfing through a proxy server. Anonymous proxy servers can be used for all kinds of Web-services, such as Web-Mail (MSN Hot Mail, Yahoo mail), web-chat rooms, FTP archives, etc. ProxySite.com - a place where the huge list of public proxies is compiled. In a database you always can find the most modern lists, the Proxy are checked every minute, and the list is updated daily from various sources. The system uses the latest algorithm for set and sortings of servers by proxy, servers for anonymous access are checked. Results of Search always can be kept in file Excel.

Why Should You Use Anonymous Proxy Servers?

Any web resource you access can gather personal information about you through your unique IP address ? your ID in the Internet. They can monitor your reading interests, spy upon you and, according to some policies of the Internet resources, deny accessing any information you might need. You might become a target for many marketers and advertising agencies who, having information about your interests and knowing your IP address as well as your e-mail, will be able to send you regularly their spam and junk e-mails.

A web site can automatically exploit security holes in your system using not-very-complex, ready-made, free hacking programs. Some of such programs may just hang your machine, making you reboot it, but other, more powerful ones, can get access to the content of your hard drive or RAM. Everything a web site may need for that is only your IP address and some information about your operating system.
Taken from http://www.publicproxyservers.com/ , which i found by typing
"what is a proxy?" into google...

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15. April 2006 @ 18:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the help!!! and bkny i hope it help for you to! :)
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15. April 2006 @ 20:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sanecrazy, read the forum rules above as it says if you don't know than don't post!! trying to pad your post count because you just got a 2 day ban for this stunt.
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18. April 2006 @ 10:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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trying to pad your post count


Stunt!!?? I dont care about my count i just come here for help but i didnt like his attitude thats all but ay if thats what i get for believing in politness ill just shut up.

O and one more thin I did read the rules and I found this posted by dRD interesting. Anyway no more said on the matter ive had my say.

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This is specifically directed to our regular, often long-time members. I've read our forums more throughly during the last few weeks than I have done in ages and noticed one interesting new phenomenom -- "vigilantism". What I mean by this is that when a newbie makes a mistake, violates our forum rules, etc, that thread gets about gazillion posts typically with rather sarcastic and sometimes even offensive
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18. April 2006 @ 10:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just a quick reply here, i only told him that if he would stop typing in all caps, i'd consider telling him the answer, which i did, after looking it up.

And speaking of vigilantism :
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WTF?? why even write crap like that! Are you insane?

@The_Fiend Keep your answer he dont need it off you i think.
And you wanna say something about me?


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18. April 2006 @ 19:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sanecrazy, what The_Fiend was alright but what you did was not. if you disagreed with The_Fiend's post than should of done an offensive post instead of trying to start a flame war.
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sanecrazy, what The_Fiend was alright but what you did was not. if you disagreed with The_Fiend's post than should of done an offensive post
ok no problem but i was not trying to pad or watever or start a slanging match that doesnt interest me i was just annoyed but after all that did you notice that the guy never even botherd to come back and say thankyou for helping him?


Anyway no hard feelings subject closed.
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19. April 2006 @ 09:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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did you notice that the guy never even botherd to come back and say thankyou for helping him?
Actually, that's why i talk to people the way i do... :-)

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