Philip Beddoe said,
> Replying to: Neil Bothwick
>> I mentioned before that this maybe a proxy problem, because many free
>> ISPs use transparent proxy servers, to maximise their limited
>> bandwidth.
> If you've ever tried screaming.net you'll know that they dont have any
> bandwidth.
It sounds about right for the price.
> Based on performance so far, their idea of a network seems
> to be a few pieces of string tied together.
So they would need to use a transparent proxy. You can check if you
are connecting through a proxy by going to http://www.nrr.co.uk
Transparent proxies suck big time. Proxy technology simply isn't good
enough to be used for all applications, so forcing it on people causes
real problems.
Neil
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