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chill117 / proxy-verifier

NodeJS module to check proxies: if functional, anonymity level, tunneling, supported protocols.
MIT License
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How does this module works? Does it submit proxies to bitproxies.eu to SELL them? #25

Closed dave7280 closed 3 years ago

dave7280 commented 5 years ago

Does this volume checks socks5 LOCALLY, or does it submit proxies to external service? As i see some references to external services in the code.

    _defaultTestUrl: 'http://bitproxies.eu/api/v2/check',
    _ipAddressCheckUrl: 'https://bitproxies.eu/api/v2/check',
    _tunnelTestUrl: 'https://bitproxies.eu/api/v2/check',

Bitproxies.eu:

Fast, easy API access to a large database of verified, active proxies (http, https, socks)

So could you clarify whether you submit proxies of library users to service where they're resold?

chill117 commented 4 years ago

The HTTPS API at https://bitproxies.eu/api/v2/check reflects the headers sent to the web server. It doesn't store any information. But I do understand your concerns. I started a work-in-progress branch that removes the remote HTTPS calls, but I have not had time to finish it.

chill117 commented 3 years ago

Latest version of this module uses https://ifconfig.me as the proxy check service, so no longer dependent on the now offline bitproxies.eu service.