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Originally Posted by Robbie
1. is it OK to use ANY proxy listed in the new format proxy servers list? I'm on one of the Middlesboro proxy servers, but is it OK (and considered good form ie not breaching an unwritten rule) to use any NTL proxy, even, say, one of the Belfast or Manchester proxies?
2. I managed to have different proxy numbers for both IE6 and Firefox, and used whatsmyip to confirm the proxiy numbers were different, when operating both browsers simultanaeously. Again, is this OK or considered bad form? ie should I just use the the same proxy number for each browser (changing the proxy settings in IE6 does not alter the same in FF, in effect I was able to access the internet through 2 different proxy numbers at the same time)? Having different proxy setting for each browser means not having to change a number manually if I encounter a problem with a site (I can just use the alternative browser).
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1. You will possibly get slightly better performance if you use one more local to you, but in theory you can use any in the list.
2. Makes no difference, I leave IE to use the Nottingham defaults and have a specific one set in FF.
BTW, you can just use the "connection" link on the forum navbar (top of each page) to check your ip & proxy.
(and yes, I know it's an old post, but he still visits, and others may want the answers 
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