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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> I just discovered a new mplayer feature.  It can play a stream via
> a proxy.  Here is an example:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> mplayer http_proxy://125.244.109.31:8080/http://63.237.51.160:8000/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------

Can you explain what a proxy is/does?  A server that fetches things for 
you from other servers?

> The reason this is valuable is because some streams are not
> accessible to distant foreign listeners (because of time-outs
> or geographical restrictions). This can be avoided by using
> a proxy in the target country.
>
> I am now listening to an American stream (via an American proxy)
> that is unavailable to me directly.
>
> BTW the proxy in the above example (125.244.109.31:8080) is in
> Korea.  Google for "proxy server list" to find lots of proxy
> server addresses.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven