First, download The Proxomitron and run it from your Run menu. Allow it to install. You also may wish to download my default configuration file here. You will have to save under the name DEFAULT.CFG or rename it to that, because, again, Geocities only allows certain file names. So, right click this link, select Save Target As or whatever you need to do to download a file, and place it in the directory or folder where Proxomitron installed itself. (Make sure, in the box below the filename, called Files of Type or something, to select All Files. You can use Windows' Find feature if you don't know where Proxomitron is located; simply click Start, point to Find, then select Files or Folders, and in the named box enter proxomitron.exe. Make a note of where it is located.) If your browser asks if you want to overwrite an existing file, click Yes.
Anyway, all you need to do now is set your browser up to use it:
For Mozilla or Netscape users:
1. Click the Edit item on the top menu bar.
2. Scroll down and select Preferences.
3. Click the little plus (+) sign next to Advanced to reveal more options
4. Select Proxies.
5. Click the button that says Manual Proxy Configuration. If you are using Netscape 4.79 or earlier, also click the neighboring View button as well.
6. In the box called HTTP Proxy enter the word localhost in the left-most box and 8080 in the right-most box, which says Port:
7. You're done. Click Ok. Keep clicking Ok tabs to get out of all these menus.
For Internet Explorer users:
1. From the Tools menu at the top, select Internet Options.
2. From the tab at the top called Connections, go to the bottom and select LAN Settings.
3. Check the box called Use A Proxy Server. (In IE 5 and above, you may have the choice of setting this for Dial-Up connection [if you dial-in with a modem] or using LAN settings [for high-speed Internet]. Do this for both.)
4. Click the Advanced button.
5. Where it says HTTP, put the word localhost in the left-most box, and in the right-most box (called Ports) put 8080
6. Click Apply then Ok when done.
For Opera users:
1. Click File on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2. Scroll down and click Preferences.
3. Select the item called Network in the list.
4. Select Proxy Servers.
5. Check the box next to HTTP In the left-most box, enter the word localhost and in the right-most box (called Port:) enter in 8080
6. Click Ok, then click Apply, then click Ok.
You can also set up Proxomitron to filter Secure (SSL) traffic. This gives you some defense against unscrupulous scripts embedded in encrypted webpages. For additional instructions on how to configure Proxomitron to use SSL, click here. Due to export restrictions on the external software required, this only applies to users within the United States, its territories, and other G-8 nations.
Click here to go back to Step 2.
Click here to go on to Step 4.
In case you get lost, this page is located at http://www.oocities.org/yosponge/proxom.html
