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Originally Posted by Mr.Moony
This would screw up the load balance, cause more proxy related issues, increase network traffic, make browsing slow (although faster to some).
I havent taken a proxy related call in donkeys. Im sure allot of people on here look into things to deeply and blame the proxy servers because they know what it is. (well roughly). If it wasnt chache servers it would be something else.
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With respect Mr Moony I suggest that the sheer volume of posts, here and elsewhere, whereby someones browsing speed or their ability to access certain sites hade been improved by 'changing their proxy', is compelling evidence that the NTL proxies cause considerable problems for some users. I would even go as far as suggesting that 'change your proxy' is one of the most common suggestions to users experiencing web problems AND one of the most effective solutions on all NTL help foriums. Townys below is just one more example of this.
If the proxies were truely 'transparent' then this issue of being forced to use them would not arise. There is ample and clear evidence that they are not transparent. The problems they cause through mis configuration and over loading are what leads to users 'moving proxies' all the time and thus creates the 'load balance' (for specific proxies) problems. If users could simply switch off the proxies all togeather. I suggest that those that remained using them would actualy get a better service through them and thus would not continuously 'move around' - thus helping load balance, not hinder it. Even if they did not get the result they wanted from their local proxy the response of just 'turning it off' seems to me more likely than 'moving to a different non local one' - again helping load balance - not hindering it.
Towny as I understand it you are forced to go via an NTL proxy. When you add the setting manualy you change the proxy from the 'default' one to an explicit different one. What I am suggesting is that NTL give you the option of not having to use one at all, if you do not wish to. Thus this constant 'finding a good proxy' issue would all but disapear and in turn help NTLs load balance (imo).
I do not pretend to be an expert on these matters and if I have mis understood the issue then I would welcome clarification.