#Dubai's Alerts Updates Sep 27, 2000, Dubai, U.A.E.

Alert Updates Sep 27, 2000
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When using ADSL - or Al Shamil as it has been called here - the connection automatically goes through a proxy without having to configure your browser to do so. Sounds good? Some times. Some times not.

As soon as the proxy server begins to slow down or freeze, which is quite often, you have to manually use another proxy such as proxy1.emirates.net.ae on port 8080 which itself is down a lot of the time).

Even more bothersome are some of the sites banned. The ban list on Al Shamil is very different to that on some manual proxies, which is again very different to the automatic proxy pac.

The banned screen displayed in Al Shamil looks like this.

The link given there to report in a site which you want unbanned - does not work. So much for technology. (27/Sep/00)

badz wrote on September 29, 2000 at 23:09:38 :
Note to editor I know where you set the proxy , i was asking if it was any different on adsl since its automatically uses one.

badz nyse8@hotmail.com wrote on September 29, 2000 at 23:08:12 :
You hate fish but you dont mind feasting on sheep tongue. >I know it's a lame message yes it is =P

BaldiLox baldilox@hotmale.com wrote on September 28, 2000 at 14:27:41 :
I hate fish! I know it's a lame message, but nything to spite Badz and have my name before his in any forum!

badz` nyse8@hotmail.com wrote on September 28, 2000 at 11:23:39 :
Hmm, So then ADSL is at the mercy of a slow proxy ? Computers are full of bottlenecks. Unfortunately, ours is Etisalat :/ Where do you manually configure the proxy, special software?
Editor's note:- In your browser configuration. Normally you set it for Direct Connection to the Internet. Manually you do it just like with a dial up connection - in the proxy settings.

BackSlash backslasher@hotpop.com wrote on September 28, 2000 at 09:11:35 :
Automatic proxy ?? nahhhh, well yaaa too. This is how its done. The gateway; in other words the router that routes your requests to the rest of the world is your proxy too. And that is set to port 80 which is http. This translates too ==> Every request of 80 or other if applied would be taken by the gateway and proxied for you, and you don't need to setup the proxy in your browser. Well this is one way of doing it, as I know, if its not correct, please correct me if I'm wrong :) B.S.

`eerF 2free@usa.net wrote on September 28, 2000 at 07:34:55 :
Testing !! Wooooo! Clean-cut.

Free 2Free@usa.net wrote on September 27, 2000 at 20:49:02 :

This page is under testing.
Once finalized, all alerts topics will be posted like this, with only headlines on the Alerts page.
And each viewer can leave his comments.

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Please make a few comments so that it can be properly tested. Thanks
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