FreeProxy

Infobox Software
name = FreeProxy Internet Suite



caption =
developer = Hand-Crafted Software
released = 1999
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = C, Visual Basic
platform = Windows 32-bit
language = En
genre = Filtering proxy
license = Freeware
website = http://www.handcraftedsoftware.orgFreeProxy, which runs on Microsoft Windows platforms, was originally developed in 1999 as a method of internet connection sharing. Since that time it has been continuously developed and now offers a number of internet services. The software is free but not available under the GNU General Public License

Protocols

Services roughly devided into Proxy related services and Internet Server related services. Proxy services include HTTP, SMTP, POP3, SOCKS, FTP and a generalised TCP tunnel. The server services include a Web server (HTTP and HTTPS), SMTP with extenstions and POP3. ISAPI plugins are accepted allowing for server side scripting such as PHP to be processed by the web server.

General Features

FreeProxy offers NTLM, Basic and Digest authentication for HTTP. Ban lists or Whitelists can be imported, URL filtering can be defined, Caching and logging can be configured.

Community Acceptance

FreeProxy has a verifiable download count of over 500,000 [http://www.handcraftedsoftware.org/index.php?page=4&action=file&file_id=5 Downloads from Hand Crafted Software] [http://www.download.com/FreeProxy/3000-2381_4-10049490.html?tag=lst-1 Downloads from CNET] [http://superdownloads.uol.com.br/download/157/freeproxy/ Downloads from Superdownloads] however it is likely that the count is much higher with it being listed on many hundreds of download sites. It is used predominantly by home and small business users however companies and organisations of up to 200 users are not uncommon [http://www.handcraftedsoftware.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=76 Feedback topic on how FreeProxy is being used] . Its features make it ideal for use with other products requiring a stable http proxy platform [https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9ce3e590-0201-0010-ecbb-ec57c18c257a Use in conjunction with SAP] [http://www.papercut.com/products/ng/requirements/ Use in conjunction with Papercut] [http://logmeinwiki.com/wiki/Hamachi:Hamachi-override.ini Use in conjunction with Hamachi] . Reviews are generally very favourable and it was voted Best of 2007 by PC Magazine [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2090814,00.asp Best of 2007 by PC Magazine] in the Networking & Mobility category. Also referenced in Fox News' Cheapskate Guide [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253031,00.html Fox News' Cheapskate's Guide: The Best in Free Software] .

References

External links

* [http://www.handcraftedsoftware.org/ Home site for FreeProxy]

See also

*Content-control software
*Proxy server