On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:15:42 +0100, "Giel" <NeverSP@Mthe.net> wrote:

>Not only is the edexter PAC-script a laughing matter, it seems not so
save
>acording to this user:
>http://asp.flaaten.dk/proxo/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1610

The only thing I like about yours has over eDexter's is the ability to
bypass it from the browser and its recency. Granted, the eDexter PAC
is a bit out of date, but it still works well. I've been tweaking mine
a bit, and others have posted ones here as well that are excellent. Of
course, the issue is mostly moot here because so many of us use
Proxomitron and non-IE browsers.
Both your and eDexter's PAC files really slow the browser down, much
more so than Proxo. Plus, Giel, you need to learn how proxies work and
what their limitations are: you'd know that local proxies are
completely useless against applications that do not use them. (FWIW,
that's a limitation in Proxomitron, too.) In other words, spyware that
connects directly to the net rather than via browser hijack won't be
stopped -- this is why HOSTS or DNSKong is the preferred method, and
why you don't see PAC used much. That's why I've been pitching these
and other methods and not PAC. So don't go making the claims that it's
a "spyware stopper", because it's not.
In as far as that link goes, thanks for it, but you really, really
need to take a course in firewalls and networking basics before
posting. The reason why the firewall will flag an attempt to contact
eDexter from outside is because eDexter acts as a virtual web server
to serve up pixel images to replace blocked ads. In other words, it
runs on port 80. So, if you get an incoming request to port 80 on your
machine (9 times out of 10 it's somebody running KaZaa), the firewall
will think it's meant for eDexter. It's a non-issue even if you don't
run a firewall since eDexter only accepts connections from localhost
and non-routable addresses, and even if it didn't there is no
appreciable vulnerability in the thing. You can see this behavior in
any programs that runs as a server.

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