Any URL is basically an IP address that you can remember easily. In other words, every working URL on the Internet is actually an IP address. The concept of IP addresses goes beyond URLs and extends ...

A proxy server acts as the middleman between a user's computer and the Internet, allowing the administrator to control and filter what content is allowed through. To set up proxies for your small ...

Proxy auto-configuration files are JavaScript files that automatically set a browser's proxy settings based on a server administrator's needs. Businesses may use PAC files to redirect traffic to ...

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD), enabled by default on Windows and supported by other operating systems, can expose computer users’ online accounts, web searches, and other private data, ...

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