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Version: MultiProxy 1.2
"Free, but worth Fifty bucks!"
Summary: MultiProxy v1.2a is a well written sophisticated piece of programming that deserves some sort of prestigious award. It is useful in multiple ways, loads fast, uses little resources, and is 100% bug free without any sort of spy-ware or hostage-ware. (Please keep in mind as you read through these reviews that whenever a sophisticate piece of software is reviewed by a novice, the review is often flawed.) I've been using v1.2a for a couple of weeks now, and this is what I've specifically learned: First, large lists of proxys can easily be loaded, tested, and auto arranged by speed in a matter of minutes . Since a proxy's life changes by the hour, it would be impossible for v1.2a to include an updated list of proxys with the software, but there are dozens of free web-sites with thousands of proxys that are tested on a daily basis. I like to go to my favorite site, copy, paste and save 200 "elite" proxys (saved in the txt format), import these under the files>import proxy lists option, then have v1.2a test all 200 and arrange them by the fasted speed--all in less then five minutes! (No--proxys do not have to be loaded one proxy at a time--that would be an example of flawed information...) In addition, I've learned that using the "next fastest available server" option gets me the best speed and often gets 4 to 8 proxys running at the same time--all speedily loading disconnected bits of information that is comprehensible only by the specific computer running the MultiProxy. I like this "MultiProxy" method much better than proxy chaining because proxy chaining is really slow, a link always seems to die in the middle of sometime important, and it leaves a trail of bread crumbs---whereas the MultiProxy method (when correctly configured) always uses the fastest working multi-able proxys automatically while leaving no connected trails or droppings. Unless the computer user purposely saves this information, only the ISP will have a recorded list of the proxys utilize; however, by using multiple radom proxys from multiple countries--even with this date, time, and proxy list information---it would take many many hours and thousands of dollars to piece together some scraps of coherent information (which would likely be inaccurate). Therefore, I believe the MulitProxy method is the fasted, most secure method of safe Internet travel (but do keep in mind that nothing is 100% secure a 100% of the time). Second, the more I use MultiProxy, the more I appreciate the numerous human factored options, like the "enable/disable" function for helping to locate a weird acting proxy (I"ve had proxys deny access to download.com!), the "disable" function to disable the MulitProxy with one click (when running in the tray, right click) to allow non-proxy browsing without have to use multi-able clicks in the browser options/tools, and the "maintain fix proxy per web-site" option when an email and/or form requires a fixed IP address... In conclusion, MultiProxy v1.2a is highly underrated, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to use a proxy AND who is able to read/follow simple directions, such as those needed to properly configure a browser for proxy use (and yes--MultiProxy v1.2a does work!). I thank download.com for making exceptional software like MultiProxy v1.2a available to the general public--and I recommend for anyone reading this to always consider the source of the review when reviewing these "reviews."
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