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OK.

The support and discussion for proxyTools is back here now.

I'm hoping to get out a new release soon, so: 
Give me some feedback please (here).
Give me some bugs to fix :)
Let me know what enhancements are wanted.

One thing I need to know soon is whether the new nonblocking 
code is working properly on the older Windows platforms (95/98/ME).
That means the code I added in a day or so ago (CVS'd about 
25/8/2002).
It went into all of the tools at the same time, so report any bugs.

BTW, one thing I forgot to mention:
findProxy -r none
extracts proxies from the usual lists, web pages, mails, files etc, but without 
any testing, or DNS resolution. It ignores proxies that are of no use to you 
(like for those in KSA, UAE) if you tell it what country you're in. 
It's a real quick way to get lists to test properly with (for example)
statProxy -t 0

wayne

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2002-03-22a release notes: 

Note: when unzipping, make sure you preserve the directory 
structure (for the help files, in particular). In WinZip, tick 'use 
folder names'. 

Mainly bug fixes in this release. The GUI fields and buttons now 
have context-sensitive help 'balloons'. Hopefully that will make 
people forget that I have not moved all those complicated buttons 
and things into the 'Advanced' window yet :-). The host(proxy) 
database has had a good spring cleaning too. 

Documentation has actually been read through and brought up to 
date. 

I didn't get much feedback on the last release - can I assume it 
was perfect, no bugs? :-)

The sourceforge project release is at:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/proxyTools-2002-03-22a.zip

There is also a freshmeat.net project now:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/proxytools/
Someone go and rate the project! :-)

wayne at nym.alias.net
http://proxytools.sf.net/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/proxytools/

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Hi all,

The latest proxyTools/localProxy package is proxyTools-2002-02-21.zip.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/proxyTools-2002-02-21.zip

Highlights (compared to the last package release):

An 'Uncensored - Raw/Censored' button allows switching of the 
service listening on the default HTTP proxy port 10080. At the 
moment it's switching your browsing between the default uncensored 
mode and a censored mode in which your (presumably fast) local 
ISP's proxies are eligible. It's an interesting test to set this 
mode, disable commStrats 1 and 2, disable any of your own special 
proxies in layer 0, and try to surf to www.sex.com. You should 
see all the 'access denied' pages in the world (UAE, BESS, Cyber 
Patrol etc.) flash past and each one get refreshed as localProxy 
recognizes it. Fun to watch! Then if you enable one single layer 0 
proxy which is not censoring (your shell redirector maybe), or enable 
one other commStrat and one path there, you can watch localProxy 
slowly realize it's there and that it doesn't censor. Slowly that 
becomes the way it accesses everything. This is a good way to see 
that localProxy *is* learning, that it doesn't get caught in 
'local minima' and to see what speed it learns at. Good fun.

'Autoconfiguration' finds proxies in the registry too now. 
Proxies are tested in the background and the appearance of the file 
tests-auto.txt guarantees that has completed (merging of the results 
to the config takes place after that, but should only be a few 
seconds).

I still have some problems with the portability. Windows XP back end 
invocation, for example. I'd appreciate it if people on those systems 
where there are problems would assist one another - I only have 
Win2000 to develop and test on now.

wayne at nym.alias.net
http://proxytools.sf.net/
http://www.angelfire.com/my/6waynes

Hi all,

The latest proxyTools/localProxy package is proxyTools-2002-02-07.zip.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/proxyTools-2002-02-07.zip

Highlights (compared to the last package release):

An 'Anonymous' button allows switching of the service listening 
on the default HTTP proxy port 10080. At the moment it's just 
switching your browsing between non-anonymous and anonymous.

The control 'port' field allows a service (host:port) now, so the 
GUI can control an LP on a remote computer. Testing not yet done 
here, but fixes should be simple.

All services, commStrats, and layer 0 and layer 1 proxies in 
localProxy can be enabled/disabled with one click. This means that 
it's easy to check out a single commStrat and/or proxy if it's in the 
build. One might do things like this to understand what's happening 
(disable everything, and then enable one thing at a time), 
or to compare with something like HTTPort, for example (disable 
everything, then reenable 10080, commStrat 1, layer0 host m, and 
layer 1 host n, where 'm' is the 'proxy you want to bypass' and 
'n' is the remote proxy to use.

'Autoconfiguration' should be able to analyze the network for 
anyone, anywhere and create a user profile which works in localProxy.
At the minimum, it should provide a file (master.xml) which could 
be posted for assistance (obfuscate the addresses if you wish, but 
not too much). The AutoConfigure option also tests the user specified 
proxies in the background and merges the results in to the user's 
configuration. AutoConfigure accepts a proxy 'hint' string optionally 
entered by the user in to the GUI, to tell it where the ISP's 
proxies are (and the subnets accessible to LP).

A new field on the GUI allows the user to specify services which are 
not to be built by LP when it's started. Much the same as removing 
or disabling them in the user configuration file.

Starting LP is a bit more colorful (and hopefully the GUI is a bit 
more responsive). 'Start services' flashes gray/orange when the GUI 
is waiting for the LP back end to initialize and start listening for 
commands from the GUI on the network. It then flashes orange/green 
until the back end has finished it's build and tested the layer 0 
proxies. Solid green after that. During much of this time, the GUI 
is fully accessible (but please avoid pressing buttons during this 
stage!).

'Save running configuration' now also saves a localInfo-saved.xml 
file which contains those proxies which failed connect tests. This 
enables the user to run statProxy tests and update info about those 
proxies so that they get treated more carefully at the next build.
I'll be making this happen in the background in future.

Documentation is substantially improved, but it will still confuse 
you if you read too much :-). 
Start at LocalProxy_manual.html (to be renamed to readme.html in 
newer versions).

A new proxy tool 'cleanHosts.pl' has been added. It's just to remove 
some of the disabled proxies from hosts.xml. In future, it will 
probably do other forms of maintenance on that proxy database.
All the tools have been updated:
statProxy got a Socks test, and the reference page changed from 
www.sex.com to www.panix.com.
findProxy got a new format added.
mergeHosts doesn't update proxies inside a (known) firewall unless 
the tests were done from inside.
extractHosts got a full repertoire of query spec. parameters to allow 
comprehensive search and extract from the hosts database.

Last time, I said:
'I seem to be just about finished adding new concepts to this thing, 
and I now find I'm looking more at fixing existing stuff and making 
it easier to use. I hope that boring trend does not continue ... :-)'
That has continued, but it's not so bad. I'm using the infrastructure 
I coded before to add new things, rather than adding new infrastructure 
:-)

-wayne

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Hi,

The latest proxyTools (incl. localProxy) is in the queue at 
SourceForge and should be available within an hour or so.

For the impatient, it should end up at:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/2002-01-17.zip

The latest package  is 2002-01-17.zip.
CVS is already a couple of versions further along, but there's no 
real reason to get them (yet) - the zip was pretty stable, I think.

Highlights (compared to the last package release):

Many bug fixes, many enhancements in the proxy tools, but mainly 
just a maintenance release of localProxy.

Lowlights
ExtractHosts is still undocumented. some mergeHosts functions are 
undocumented. Quite a few localproxy capabilities are undocumented.
Some user procedures are undocumented.
Yet the volume of documentation increases exponentially :-(

Let's hear what problems there are. I will probably release another 
package very soon - I'd like to have a guaranteed working package 
to point new people to.

-wayne

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Hi,

It seems that my announcement (a couple of days ago) of the new 
proxyTools (and localProxy) package has been lost. 
So here's a rewrite:

All tools (incl. localProxy) are now in the proxyTools project at 
SourceForge. proxyTools.sf.net. For the impatient:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/2001-12-01.zip

The latest package  is 2001-12-01.zip.
CVS is already a couple of versions further along, but there's no 
real reason to get them (yet) - the zip was pretty stable, I think.

Highlights (compared to the last package release):

Individual proxies and commStrats may be enabled/disabled in 
real time from the GUI. This is invaluable when trying to understand 
which ones are working for you and why. Or when something is not 
working and you want to post a bug report.

'Autoconfiguration' should be able to analyze the network for 
anyone, anywhere and create a user profile which works in localProxy.
At the minimum, it should provide a file (master.xml) which could 
be posted for assistance (obfuscate the addresses if you wish, but 
not too much).

'Save running configuration' now does. A new config called saved 
appears in the GUI list and can be used next time you want to start 
the engine. Startup times for these prebuilt configs (last, saved) 
are a fraction of the times for the normal ones (which require LP 
to build a running configuration from scratch).

Debug is now a 0-9 value. Crank it up to see what's really happening 
in the engine log window.

LP accepts commands embedded in the URL from a browser now. 
You can do *anything* this way. Username and password may be 
included, if you address is not already trusted.
I think this will eventually develop into a web interface instead 
of the Tk GUI I use now.

Many more commStrat 2 'tricks' (URL modification) are incorporated 
into LP. The old ones we used years back are working again, even 
in the KSA.

ADSL is handled optimally now; it worked before, but LP was being 
given a bad starting point so it took some time to learn.

Security on the control source is better.

Documentation is substantially improved, but it will still confuse 
you if you read too much :-). 
Start at LocalProxy_manual.html (to be renamed to readme.html in 
newer versions).

I seem to be just about finished adding new concepts to this thing, 
and I now find I'm looking more at fixing existing stuff and making 
it easier to use. I hope that boring trend does not continue ... :-)

-wayne

Hi,

I got the new package release of proxyTools and localProxy up 
to SourceForge today. The whole shebang is now under the 
project proxyTools. I'll hide the localProxy packages as soon 
as SourceForge get rid of the bugs that are stopping access to 
this. The new web interface is starting - crude (and not debugged 
completely, I'm sure) for now, but commands can be sent to LP 
from your browser via a URL like:
http://user:password@for.lp/perl command

The new package is called 2001-12-01 (sorry!), and is at:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/2001-12-01.zip

Let's hear from ya.

-wayne

Hi,

Just a note to let you all know that I moved everything around 
on SourceForge today.

The old CVS localProxy2 project is now empty.
All the proxyTools and localProxy files are under the 
proxyTools project.

Everything is now at version 4.1 (printed as v4.01 by localProxy 
GUI and localProxy back end).

I will make a new (source) package release within a week.

-wayne

I've pulled the windows execuatble of localProxy from Sourceforge.
I think it's not too successfuil, and would be a waste of download 
time for a lot of users.
I'll continue with that project when I return. The users with Perl 
installed should still hve no problems though.

See you in a couple of weeks.

-wayne

Hi,

I'm thinking of pulling the Windows executable off Sourceforge. 
I'm unable to spend the time to get it to work just now (apart from not 
having access to the Arabic enabled machines where it will probably 
cause the most problems).

So far, I haven't seen any reports of anyone (arabic enabled, or not) 
being able to run it. I must assume it ran on my development win2000 
and winME systems because they already had Perl installed.
So, I see no evidence that it works anywhere as a stand-alone package 
(which was it's main design criterion, of course).

If it's a white elephant, I can't let people waste a 2.5MB download 
for the two weeks I will be away. I will try to continue the debugging 
of that when I'm back.

In summary, I'll have to pull it tomorrow unless there are some 
successful reports (to me, or one of the lists).

If it works for you, please let us know.

-wayne

The Windows executable version of localProxy has gone up to 
Sourceforge. Judging by the number of downloads of the last 
(April) binary, I expect a good market for this one :-)

Pick it up at:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/localProxyWinExe01-09-07.zip

I probably should add that the binaries are only for 
localProxy front and back ends, not for mergeHosts, nor any 
other proxy tools yet.

Let me hear some feedback please. Good or bad is ok.

It took a long time to make the binary, but now I have scripts etc. set up, 
I'll make new ones more easily.

-wayne

Release notes:

This file contains MS Windows executable (and full source, docs etc.).
I noticed a couple of minor problems after packaging this one:
1. warning message in the front-end log window each time the getStats, or 'show running config' buttons are pressed. I haven't been able to debug this yet.
2. On starting the backend, the GUI is meant to wait for the backend to start and then request the running configuration (to display the services, commStrats, layer 0 and 1 hosts etc.). This fails (quietly) in the Windows executable, and everything works normally except that the GUI windows are not filled in. A workaround is to click 'show running config' once the back end is ready to be used, and then click another config and back to yours.
Not very nice, but I didn't get to fix it in time.
3. The executable is unable to handle the code for non-blocking connects that makes the source version more responsive. I may be able to make this work yet, but it needs more time. he symptoms are that if you disconnect, localProxy will probably continue to timeout (30 secs per socket) on each request. Not pleasant.

Apart from these things, I think it's working well. Let me know.

Good luck.

wa...@ny...
http://proxytools.sourceforge.net
http://www.angelfire.com/my/6waynes

Change log:

1. Many changes since the package release earlier today to make the executable work (*very* painful stuff!).
These changes will go to CVS (I don't need to make a package - they were mostly just for the executable).

-wayne

Hi,

The latest localProxy package release is up on sourceforge now.
You can follow the links from the main page at:
http://proxytools.sf.net
or go straight to
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/proxytools/localProxy01-09-07.zip

Here are the release notes:
Localproxy 2001/9/7 release

The changes this time are nowhere near as extensive as the last release.
On the whole, there are improvements in data (hosts, firewalls, etc.).
New services added (Socks4, anon http proxy, etc.) - again just data, 
since the code was already there. Many bugfixes of course. 
Doc improvements, but I still haven't reached that 'user feels like 
he understands' stage. :-)

The user might notice improvements in speed. CommStrat 2 was 
implemented (finally), and (at least in the UAE) that means the ISP 
proxies can be used in their normal mode (rather than only in CONNECT 
mode), removing a layer of proxies and enabling very fast surfing.
Also, localProxy now sorts hosts and services by descending order 
of a score based on speed and reliability, so only the best get 
selected at startup (the user may set a limit on the number chosen 
for each layer).

Some code from the back end has been split out to WLib.pm. The 
objective is to reduce the size of the back end, and to create a 
library which contains routines of use to the other proxy tools.
There is a localProxyBuild.pm file which is empty at the moment.
Much of the code involved in the config build stage at startup of 
the back end will move here.

wa...@ny...
http://proxytools.sourceforge.net
http://www.angelfire.com/my/6waynes

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