Proxomitron Block Ports

[8192]

Anyone know if Proxomitron can block ports? Internet Junkbusters can
block ports by using ":445" or ":23" in the blockfile.

I can't seem to get this to work with Proxomitron. Anyone know if it
could be done?

[sponge]

On 9 Sep 2003 22:22:19 -0700, 8192@ny.com (8192) wrote:

>Anyone know if Proxomitron can block ports? Internet Junkbusters can
>block ports by using ":445" or ":23" in the blockfile.
>
>I can't seem to get this to work with Proxomitron. Anyone know if it
>could be done?

It can be done as part of a URL filter in the URL KILLFILE.TXT file,
but it is of highly questionable utility. You could do either *:23 or
*:445: to block specific ports, or *: to block any port. This will
only block, say, spam URLs; don't expect it to provide any form of
protection against exploits using these ports. That is what a
firewall is for.

Sponge
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[8192]

yosponge@yahoo.com (sponge) wrote in message >
> It can be done as part of a URL filter in the URL KILLFILE.TXT file,
> but it is of highly questionable utility. You could do either *:23 or
> *:445: to block specific ports, or *: to block any port. This will
> only block, say, spam URLs; don't expect it to provide any form of
> protection against exploits using these ports. That is what a
> firewall is for.
>
> Sponge
> Sponge's Anti-Spyware Source
> www.geocities.com/yosponge


I tried using *: , :*(port) and several other combinations, but I
still can't block any ports with Proxo. There's nothing in the Proxo
help files that relate to blocking ports. So maybe it can't block
ports? But should Proxo do whatever Internet Junkbusters can do?

I use a firewall but I'm just exploring all of Proxomitrons features.
It works quite well otherwise...

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On 10 Sep 2003 10:58:42 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, yosponge@yahoo.com
(sponge) wrote:
>
> On 9 Sep 2003 22:22:19 -0700, 8192@ny.com (8192) wrote:
>
> >Anyone know if Proxomitron can block ports? Internet Junkbusters can
> >block ports by using ":445" or ":23" in the blockfile.
> >
> >I can't seem to get this to work with Proxomitron. Anyone know if it
> >could be done?
>
> It can be done as part of a URL filter in the URL KILLFILE.TXT file,
> but it is of highly questionable utility. You could do either *:23 or
> *:445: to block specific ports, or *: to block any port.
[snip]

And even then, it only "blocks" (to use that term HORRIDLY loosely) those
ports in the context of what your web browser is permitted to explicitly ask
for -- IOW, it is an essentially useless pursuit.

I say again: The ONLY proper way to "block ports" is with a firewall.

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[Jay T. Blocksom]

On 9 Sep 2003 22:22:19 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, 8192@ny.com (8192)
wrote:
>
> Anyone know if Proxomitron can block ports?
[snip]

No, it can't.

> Internet Junkbusters can
> block ports by using ":445" or ":23" in the blockfile.
>
[snip]

No, it can't.

Both of these utilities are simple HTTP proxy servers designed to be run on
the same host as your web browser. That means the ONLY things they can
exert any control over is what your browser may explicitly ask (an external
server) for, and (to some degree) what gets fed back *to* your web browser.
Now these can be useful functions (I use Proxomitron to "tame" some unruly
websites); but this is *NOT* by any stretch of the imagination "blocking
ports" -- and *IF* <junkbusters.com> is claiming that it does (I've not
checked their site to confirm this one way or the other), then they're lying
through their teeth.

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