Proxomitron
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Proxomitron, the Universal Web filter was created by Scott R. Lemmon and is a configurable personal web proxy tool. It can be configured to block popup ads, blinking banners and annoying sound clips through the use of regular expression filters. He distributed the program under a "ShonenWare" license; it was free to use, but if you bought a Shonen Knife CD and convinced him you listened to it, he would consider you a registered user.
The program can be hard to configure and can block more than the user intended. The Proxomitron was not designed to be user-friendly.
As of June 2003, the development has been discontinued at version 4.5 and the official site had the message:
- "消えました" (kiemashita)
This translates to "it went out" or "gone."
But a few months afterwards, the page redirected to a GeoCities account with a witty message explaining that the project is dead. Nevertheless, the program can still be freely used and distributed.
The author, Scott R. Lemmon, died (http://castlecops.com/article-5228-nested-0-0.html) 1 May 2004 at the age of 36.
Download
Download the Proxomitron (http://www.proxomitron.info/files/index.html)
See also
External links
- Official Website (now defunct) (http://www.proxomitron.org/)
- Proxomitron.Info: A main program distribution site and ongoing information/resource project (http://proxomitron.info/)
- YahooGroups Prox-List: The original discussion group, includes message archives, files section, more (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prox-list/)
- The "Un-Official" Proxomitron Forum (http://www.kye-u.com/proxo/forums/index.php)
- CastleCops Proxomitron Forums (http://castlecops.com/forum-cat14.html)
- Proxomitron Forum 2002 (http://asp.flaaten.dk/proxo/)
- Proxomitron advanced filters/configuration - popular and regularly maintained (http://www.jd5000.net/proxo/)
- Proxomitron site which includes historical mirrors of original site, older Proxomitron versions, more (http://duke.usask.ca/~macphed/prox/)
- iMilly's Tools Page (http://www.imilly.com/tools.htm#prox)
- Proximodo: Open-source Proxomitron clone (http://proximodo.sourceforge.net/)