FPL and proxy levels...Newbie

[diamondmike]

New to the forum.  I have subscribed to the "Leech" program recently.  The type of proxys that I need can not show that they are comming from a proxy server.   So, I think that from the terminology I have been seeing, I am looking for a level 1.  However, if the IP is anonymous, it may not work for my purposes.  Are there level 1 proxys that show the IP address.  For my purposes, I just need different IP addresses that aren't dangerous or compromised, but whose whereabouts can not be traced to a proxy server.  From my research, transperent proxys won't work becuase they reveal that they are from a proxy server, and I don't believe that will work for my purposes.  Please advise, and thanks

[Terry]

Forum Proxy Leecher classifies the proxies into 3 levels:

    *  High Anonymous Proxy (Level 1): The web server can't detect whether you are using a proxy by the information your browser sent.
    * Anonymous Proxy (Level 2): The web server knows that you are probably using a proxy, but it can't detect your real IP.
    * Transparent Proxy (Level 3): The web server knows that you are using a proxy and it can also detect your real IP address.

[katmando]

Your offering doesn't actually answer his questions Terry.

However, if the IP is anonymous, it may not work for my purposes.  Are there level 1 proxys that show the IP address.

All proxies reveal an IP Address regardless of level.  In order for a proxy to be classified as "high anonymous", otherwise known as an "elite" (level 1) proxy, it must also not reveal that it is a proxy.  Simply put, this means that it's hostname (if it has one) must not contain information that immediately identifes it as a proxy.

[diamondmike]

Thank you both.  Questions answered!

[Julie]

In short put, out of every 100.000 proxies that Forum Proxy Leecher labels as Anonymous, 19.950 are NOT anonymous, 80.000 are worthless Codeen/Planetlab sites, 49 are unstable/non-responsive proxies, and 1 is a REAL PROXY. 

[katmando]

Those findings Julie are in reality over simplified and grossly exaggerated.  FPL harvests proxies from the forums you point it at.

Please post a very recent list of proxies that FPL reported as anonymous, but supposedly weren't.  By recent list I mean a list that was tested within 5 minutes of posting your results here.