XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.freeware   
   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Bugsy wrote:   
   > Mike Easter   
   >   
   >> Maybe you've been 'lucky' or doing OK so far, but the streaming services   
   >> enhance their defenses against what they consider 'misuse'.   
   >   
   > It's not clear to me why you're adamantly against the command functionality   
   >    curl icanhazip.com => 123.123.123.123   
   >    geolocate 123.123.123.123 => Paris, France   
   >   
   You misunderstand me.   
      
   My point is that I would expect 'various' streaming providers to know   
   you are trying to access them from a (free) VPN.   
      
   Your goal is to try to use free VPNs to access some streaming sites and   
   you are wanting to know how to figure out where your free vpn looks like.   
      
   I think it is just fine to use some command like curl + geolocate.   
   Using icanhazip as example, I've seen that site 'refuse' to provide an   
   IP to a vpn IP, so obviously a LOT of sites care about whether you are   
   vpn/ing or not.   
      
   > that seems ridiculous given you seem to not want people to have command   
   > line tools that do what the web based tools already do   
   >   
   You don't get it.  Why would I care about that?  I use command tools all   
   the time.   
   >>   
   >> Naturally that is from a shill site which is trying to sell pay VPNs   
   >> which are allegedly 'better' about not being blocked.   
   >   
   > Almost all "vpn advice" on the net is from a site trying to sell vpn   
   > Any advice from them always points to their proprietary vpn solution   
   >   
   That is what I just said.   
      
      
      
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   Mike Easter   
      
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