# Using a Proxy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-proxy/146272>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 2, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-proxy/146272 "2003-01-02T21:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-proxy/146272/1 "2003-01-02T21:18:15Z")

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Is there any advantage? I’ve just installed Proxomitron and am curious as to whether I might have screwed up. Anybody else used this program??

Curious in NC 🙂

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**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-proxy/146272/2 "2003-01-02T21:40:14Z")

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I use Proxomitron. It’s great. Gets rid of pop-ups, embedded music, flashing text, intrusive/abusive scripts, and such.