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["Samual Acorn" <sam.acorn AT gmail.com>]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server

On 22/01/07, sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> 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?

exactly

> > 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


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