Freeware alternative to Proxy Switcher?

Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is a
free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that is
easy to use.

"Michael" <no@no.no> wrote in message news:2sfkglF1jjtmpU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is a
> free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that is
> easy to use.
>
>

I also wouldn't mind something that can be used as a plugin with firefox.
Though, it isn't required.

"Michael" <no@no.no> wrote in news:2sfkglF1jjtmpU1@uni-berlin.de:

> Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is a
> free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that is
> easy to use.

I like ProxyPal. http://www.bartdart.com/ about halfway down the page.

Happy hunting.

- TC

Michael said the following on 10/5/2004 9:46 PM:
> "Michael" <no@no.no> wrote in message news:2sfkglF1jjtmpU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
>>Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is a
>>free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that is
>>easy to use.
>
> I also wouldn't mind something that can be used as a plugin with firefox.
> Though, it isn't required.

I don't know exactly what Proxy Switcher does, but the SwitchProxy
extension for Firefox/Mozilla/Thunderbird may be what you're looking
for. The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/

If you work with more than one proxy on a regular basis, you probably
know how annoying it is to keep track of them; not to mention the number
of clicks it takes to switch between.

SwitchProxy is a Mozilla tool you can use to organize all your proxies.
You can add, edit and remove them from a single master list. When you
need to use one, just select it from the list and click apply.

The SwitchProxy tool now has an Anonymous Proxy feature. An anonymizer
uses a list of proxies that it randomly switches between at defined
intervals. Many people used anonymizers to sheild their IP address and
protect themselves from hackers, online tracking, havesting and other
website snooping techniques.

Michael said the following on 10/6/2004 4:38 PM:

> "rj65" <rj65@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:2shbk0F1j68p1U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
>>The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
>>for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.
>>
> I'm using 1.0 and this seems to work fine. It is very easy to use. Thanks
> for the help!

Yes, I discovered after I had posted that the version from Jeremy's
website works on FF 1.0 while the one at the Mozilla site doesn't...

"rj65" <rj65@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:2shbk0F1j68p1U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Michael said the following on 10/5/2004 9:46 PM:
> > "Michael" <no@no.no> wrote in message
news:2sfkglF1jjtmpU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >>Are there any freeware alternatives to Proxy Switcher? I know there is
a
> >>free lite version, but I don't like it. I would prefer something that
is
> >>easy to use.
> >
> > I also wouldn't mind something that can be used as a plugin with
firefox.
> > Though, it isn't required.
>
> I don't know exactly what Proxy Switcher does, but the SwitchProxy
> extension for Firefox/Mozilla/Thunderbird may be what you're looking
> for. The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
> for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.
>
> http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/
>
> If you work with more than one proxy on a regular basis, you probably
> know how annoying it is to keep track of them; not to mention the number
> of clicks it takes to switch between.
>
> SwitchProxy is a Mozilla tool you can use to organize all your proxies.
> You can add, edit and remove them from a single master list. When you
> need to use one, just select it from the list and click apply.
>
> The SwitchProxy tool now has an Anonymous Proxy feature. An anonymizer
> uses a list of proxies that it randomly switches between at defined
> intervals. Many people used anonymizers to sheild their IP address and
> protect themselves from hackers, online tracking, havesting and other
> website snooping techniques.

I'm using 1.0 and this seems to work fine. It is very easy to use. Thanks
for the help!

"rj65" <rj65@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:2shos0F1jdmr0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Michael said the following on 10/6/2004 4:38 PM:
>
> > "rj65" <rj65@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:2shbk0F1j68p1U1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >>The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
> >>for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.
> >>
> > I'm using 1.0 and this seems to work fine. It is very easy to use.
Thanks
> > for the help!
>
> Yes, I discovered after I had posted that the version from Jeremy's
> website works on FF 1.0 while the one at the Mozilla site doesn't...

I have a question about this. When I enter a proxy, everything works okay.
When I close the browser and reload it, the proxy is no longer available in
the drop down menu. How do I make it so that it "remembers" the proxy that
I put in?

Michael said the following on 10/6/2004 6:33 PM:

> I have a question about this. When I enter a proxy, everything works okay.
> When I close the browser and reload it, the proxy is no longer available in
> the drop down menu. How do I make it so that it "remembers" the proxy that
> I put in?

Michael,

I'm definitely not having this problem! You may have better luck
posting your question on the author's SwitchProxy forum at:

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

HTH

--
Rohit

rj65 wrote:
> I don't know exactly what Proxy Switcher does, but the SwitchProxy
> extension for Firefox/Mozilla/Thunderbird may be what you're looking
> for. The only issue is that it doesn't seem to have been updated yet
> for Firefox 1.0PR. Worked great in FF 0.9.
>
> http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/
>

Hey, thanks for pointing this out! I had written my own tool to modify
user.prefs (via a hotkey), but I'd rather use a tool that is supported
(hehe). Guess I'm just lazy...

I thought I was the only on earth that thought it was a major PITA to
have to switch proxy's all the time. I had looked for others having the
same issue, but did not get any hits when I had searched about six
months ago.

BarryTone said the following on 10/7/2004 12:12 AM:

>> http://jgillick.nettripper.com/switchproxy/
>>
>
> Hey, thanks for pointing this out! I had written my own tool to modify
> user.prefs (via a hotkey), but I'd rather use a tool that is supported
> (hehe). Guess I'm just lazy...
>
> I thought I was the only on earth that thought it was a major PITA to
> have to switch proxy's all the time. I had looked for others having the
> same issue, but did not get any hits when I had searched about six
> months ago.

You're welcome. SwitchProxy is a great timesaver for the corporate
types who will typically use their laptop at work in a proxy
environment, then connect it to a direct dial-up Internet connection at
home, or maybe a different proxy on a broadband connection.

You're not the only one to have felt this need. Witness the same
feature built into Maxthon by default: Options -> Proxy

--
Rohit