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To check if you've become anonymous you can use one of the numerous web pages created specifically for this purpose. Here are some examples:

http://privacy.net/analyze/
http://www.rental-web.com/~azuma/cgi-bin/env.cgi

https://www.magusnet.com/cgibin/printenv.cgi (secure protocol)

On these pages you will need to look for a parameter called "Remote Address" or "Remote Addr" - this is the address from which the web server receives your request for the page. Without A4Proxy it will be the IP address of your ISP but when A4Proxy is running and has been configured correctly, Remote Addr will display the IP of the proxy server from the database of A4Proxy.

Do not forget to configure your browser correctly. Also make sure that A4Proxy is not in the Direct Connection mode (Options menu in A4Proxy), in this mode anonymous proxies are not used and A4Proxy connects to the sites directly.

Compare the IP and hostname which are shown without A4Proxy (or when A4Proxy is set to Direct Connection, Options menu) and with A4Proxy in anonymous mode.

Important: Remember, that such check pages may do the following:

1. Set cookies on your system, and show you the results obtained before you set up and started using A4Proxy. Disable cookies in A4Proxy (select "Block All Cookies" in the tray icon local menu) or in your browser (However, some websites do not allow visitors who have blocked cookies)
2. Track your surfing session and keep the results. If you first decided to check your address without A4Proxy in use, and only then set up your browser to use A4Proxy, you still may get the same results as if no anonymous proxies are in use. In order to really test the difference, you must restart you browser and start browsing from the first page each time you change any settings.
3. Use Java or Javascript to find out some parameters of your machine. So cookies and Java & Javascript had better be disabled in the browser. Cookies can also be blocked by A4Proxy itself.

Tech. Support Topics:

• Introduction: Examples of Use
  • Introduction: principles behind A4Proxy
  • Anonymity on discussion web boards
  • Anonymity on Yahoo discussion groups
  • Send anonymous email without a remailer
  • Post anonymously to Usenet discussion groups
  • A4Proxy vs AntiFirewall: which to choose

• Introduction: Configuration
  • Quick start with simple configuration
  • Configuration of your browser
  • How do I check if I've become anonymous?
  • A4Proxy with AOL
  • A4Proxy with DSL/ADSL/cable/etc.

• I'm not anonymous!
  • Overview
  • Java/ActiveX can compromise your anonymity
  • GRC website (ShieldsUp test)
  • Secure websites
  • Chat rooms on websites

• All proxies are Red Xs -

  • Overview
  • Router between you and the Internet
  • Running Compatibility Test: problems with ports or with IP address
  • Firewalls
    • BlackIce Defender firewall
    • ZoneAlarm firewall
    • Windows XP built-in firewall

• All working proxies are non-anonymous -
• Almost all proxies are red and disabled - and , I have very few good green ones

• Routine operations
  • Choosing default proxy
  • Using Favorites
  • Direct Connection
  • Default or Rotate (changing proxy on each request)
  • All options on the Proxy Options tab are disabled (grayed out)
  • How to select a group of proxies to check/delete them all in one go

• Difficulties with surfing
  • Unable to connect to any website; strange password requests, strange pages appearing
  • Unable to connect to certain websites, error messages are displayed
  • Unable to logon to an FTP site
  • Unable to connect to secure websites (HTTPS)
  • Unable to logon to HotMail
  • Too slow

• Understanding Advanced Options
  • Fake IP address (Simulate Client IP options)
  • Sending a specific fake IP address to websites
  • Proxy filters and Anonymity Rank indicator (100% anonymity)
  • Modification of HTTP variables
  • Adding your own lists of proxy servers
  • Checking speed for a specific website (URL)
  • Details on Proxy Rotation (option "Change proxy on each request")
  • Different ways to block cookies
  • Side effects on some programs

• Using A4Proxy with programs other than your web browser or download manager
  • FTP clients (CuteFTP etc.)
  • Webwasher and A4Proxy: chaining them together
  • Proxomitron and A4Proxy: chaining them together
  • Chaining with other local proxy server software like AdSubtract, Junkbuster etc.
  • Email software, newsreaders, ICQ, IRC

• Miscellaneous
  • Running two copies of A4Proxy simultaneously on the same computer
  • Sharing the Internet connection over a network
  • A4Proxy and Internet providers
  • Internet censorship in Saudi Arabia & UAE
  • Anonymity and Paypal (and other online businesses)