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Old 07-29-2003, 01:37 PM   #1
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proxies?

hey, what exactly is a proxy? and what is it good for and why should someone want to/or not want to use it?
 
Old 07-29-2003, 01:38 PM   #2
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Check this link out.. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/proxy_server.html
 
Old 07-29-2003, 01:41 PM   #3
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cool. i was sort of under the impression that proxies could block people from getting to certain sites? is that true? or is that something else? like are they just blocking ports or something?
 
  


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