Re: A little of topic: security and anonymity question
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 00:43:51 +0300
Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Thu, 4 Jun 2015 17:36:01 -0400
> German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > I had some discussion on some message board. After a
> > > > > > > while I got banned for no obvious reason. So I have
> > > > > > > decided to create another account with a free proxy,
> > > > > > > cleaned my cookies and continue to do some conversations
> > > > > > > with a members with which I have enjoyed talking. I
> > > > > > > successfully created account with web proxy, could
> > > > > > > logging in, but can't post on the message board. The
> > > > > > > message I got was that I am not permitted to post. So, I
> > > > > > > believe that the server can identify me somehow. Any
> > > > > > > ideas what can be done in this situation so I can post?
> > > > > > > Thank so much for all of your insights.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's not impossible that they detected the proxy and won't
> > > > > > allow postings from it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Or it's possible that the proxy in question sends that funny
> > > > > X-Forwarded-For HTTP header which contains the original IP
> > > > > *and* the message board checks it too.
> > > >
> > > > I still think that it is nothing to do with proxies. Might that
> > > > be that my computer name is filtered or as I said earlier the
> > > > whole linux system is subject to filtering?
> > >
> > > It's possible. Every time you use a browser you're telling
> > > everyone interested that you're using Linux. It's a part of
> > > User-Agent string. And it's easy to change (using privoxy on your
> > > own PC) regardless of the browser you're using.
> > >
> > > Reco
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Oh thanks, that's something. What's this privoxy is?
>
> You're joking, right? Ok, I'll play along.
>
> apt-get install privoxy -y
>
> x-www-browser /usr/share/doc/privoxy/index.html
>
> Run first command as root, the second as a normal user.
>
> Reco
>
>
No, I am not joking and thank you. I am not as linux computer savvy as
you. I think I'll try your suggestion.
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