[karbo]

Lately I just discovered how to surf the net anonymously. With proxy servers. But, the only drawback about it is good luck to find one fast enough! It slows down your connexion way too much. Many proxys won't even work. Is there a way around this? I have tried sites like http://www.the-cloak.com/anonymous-surfing-home.html but you have to type the URL all the time, or copy and paste, it's a pain.

The other question I have is about e-mail while using proxys. But first, I want to know if your IP address is kept by webbased e-mail providers like Hotmail and Yahoo when you send a message to someone. Does your IP address stay in the message box as long as the person doesn't delete your messages or does the address disappear after a while ? So I suppose proxys will keep you IP address private.

Thank you

 

[mattice06082]

You may want to try The Onion Router (TOR). It is an alternative method to surf somewhat anonymously built on Firefox, but I don't know if it is faster or slower than what you're seeing.

 

[karbo]

I've tried it. It's slower than some proxy servers I've found.