Proxo v Firewall

[JakBeNymble]

Hi "~Gang~",
I like the idea about setting Proxo up with port blocking and IP blocking. It' is possible to block IPs, . .there's a filter that can capture an IP range, I've got it wrote down somewhere in My Note-book. I'm not sure about Port blocking. Proxo being a "proxy" eventhough it's run as a local proxy can only filter Http & Https protocols. I've actually chained "messengers" to run through Proxo with it filtering Http elements in the data stream. Like when ICQ "logs in" eventhough that it's like telnet, it' still trys to grab User-Agents and other header fields. But I'm not sure that it can filter SMTP & POP for e-mails which is where most trogans are picked up at.

Another thing that I see is, that Your firewall is up front and in between Proxo and Your Browser. (Browser--->PRoxo---->Firewall)
So the firewall should be configured to block the ports and strain out the what bugs it can before it gets to Proxo. But if PRoxo can be set up for this, it would be a Heck of a second layer, just in case some gets by the fire-wall.

But one other thing You might want to thing along these lines. And this is certainly just a personal opinion. I think the more different uses that You set PRoxo up to do, the "less" efficient and unstable it might become. Like PRoxo incorperates the ability to "rotate Proxies", however, when I was using Remote Proxies several years ago, I used a program called "Multi-Proxy"<--(Click-On-Name) and just chained Proxo & Multi-Proxy together. Worked Great!

I think that it's a great idea to see if Proxo can be configured for Port blocking. I have been amazed over and over again by "Scott's Proxomitron". Someday I hope "Scott" will drop in over here and at least make an appearance.

We were all planning to have the "First Annual PRoxomitron Summit" this year. I was going to "fly over the big Pond" just in hopes to see some of My PRoxo-Friends. Can You imagine 3 or 4 days camped out on the side of a hill some where, setting up a some high-power RAID servers, wireless network everone together, set around the 55 gal. barrel with the fire going, cooking outside, and do nothing but set around "Cyber camp-fire" & share ideas with people like ARNE, Neon-Bunny, HpGuru, Jor, Alto-Sax, JD5000, Bess,Tegg-Head and all the other really great script writers! We were hoping that "Scott" would show up, but it all fell apart. They were My "Proxo-Family" for so long, they took in an a "wild mutt" full of fleaz & tickx, . . .and made him a brother and treated him just like one of the Familly-members of the PRoxo-Clan. *tears*

Well so much for strolling down memory lane. "~It's on-ward and up-ward, the top is in view, there's a crown of bright glory awaiting for You.~"

I will look for my note-book on Proxo, and look at some of the filter elements to see if something can be put together.
Best Wishes,
"~JaK~" [smoke]