SpireProxy.co.uk fail.

HAL9000

Lifer
Oct 17, 2010
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Well someone tried to con me out of a fiver today! SpireProxy.co.uk, I donated a fiver for access to a Siri Proxy they were supposedly hosting. (I figured it was worth the risk for a fiver) the guy sent me this e-mail...

213.171.219:1024
server is up and down and other users are experiencing the odd issue.

Kind Regards

Lol, can't even make up a fake IP address right.
 

Phanuel

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No, apparently she just replies telling you that she could help you but she needs more pounds.
 

GT1999

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Hope this isn't incredibly off topic, but what proxies do you guys use? I'd like to bypass websense here at work so I can browse facebook but can't :( Thought about setting up my own VPN to home but I don't have a static IP.
 

HAL9000

Lifer
Oct 17, 2010
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Hope this isn't incredibly off topic, but what proxies do you guys use? I'd like to bypass websense here at work so I can browse facebook but can't :( Thought about setting up my own VPN to home but I don't have a static IP.

Sign up for DynDns it will sort your static IP problem :) It has mine.
 

Raduque

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Did Epic Troll just get trolled by Newbian and darkswordsman17?
Did I miss something here?
 

Rubycon

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Hope this isn't incredibly off topic, but what proxies do you guys use? I'd like to bypass websense here at work so I can browse facebook but can't :( Thought about setting up my own VPN to home but I don't have a static IP.

If someone went to the trouble to filter web traffic yet allows the use of a proxy, foreign DNS, tunneling, etc. then their security isn't very good. As a matter of fact most likely it's a trap. Oh yes I said it! They are just handing you the rope while you make the noose upon which you hang from high on pink slip day. ;)

Oh and speaking of proxies, I thought this site checked IP addresses against lists of known proxies and blocked access. (that's the way it should be)
 

Rubycon

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Is it a PPTP or SSL VPN?

I would be surprised they would not prevent the former. SSL OTOH is pretty difficult to block without blocking legitimate (https) traffic.