XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Marion wrote:   
   > Unfortunately, I've run into this proxy setup complexity due to using   
   >   A. VPN, which encrypts traffic and changes routing;   
   >   B. Psiphon, which tunnels & encrypts SOCKS5 & HTTPS traffic;   
   >   C. FreeCap, which redirects app traffic through SOCKS proxie   
      
   I don't have the same focus or interest as you, but I try to learn from   
   exploring some of the aspects of 'where you are going'.   
      
   The subject of socks5 vs VPN is interesting. Surprisingly a service that   
   sells socks5 service has a pretty good discussion and seems 'balanced'   
   rather than biased for socks5.   
      
   Then, one can turn to various other sources to try to learn about free   
   socks5 vs paid socks5. Those sources seem to say that 'generally' there   
   is a great deal of diff.   
      
   You tend to prioritize the 'free' aspect of things, and I can   
   'sympathize' w/ that because I'm of a very frugal nature myself, and   
   even MORE importantly, the complexity of being able to pay for some   
   anonymous persona w/ anonymous connectivity is another level of privacy   
   than just seeking out those avenues which do not require any   
   'registration' type identity which comes along w/ non-free.   
      
   In any case, while you have your 'free' characteristic turned on high, I   
   believe you have to balance that w/ a significant degree of skepticism.   
   Some people are excessively skeptical of anything free; but I don't   
   think excess is a good thing.   
      
   https://www.proxyrack.com/blog/socks5-vs-vpn/   
   > Socks5 Vs. VPN - What’s the Difference?   
      
   You have to go elsewhere to find out 'what's wrong w/ free socks5'.   
      
   --   
   Mike Easter   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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