Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Marion Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.firefox,alt.privacy,alt.msdos.batch Subject: Re: Is there a de-mozzilla'd FIrefox (similar to degoogled chromium)? Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:14:57 -0000 (UTC) Organization: BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) Message-ID: <108csug$1k9b$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> References: <106ljk8$25db$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10717q4$20qo$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10750jc$27r2$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <107697u$4f1$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10787fv$1q1g$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <107g7ad$285m$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <107l70p$kmo$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <107trnh$aei$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <107vl6n$15bl$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10824jq$27qe$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10856r9$2b6q$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10866f0$2upo$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <1089ea8$1lam$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> Injection-Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:14:57 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com; logging-data="53547"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blueworldhosting.com" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:BIcH7L/t6NxAtczyGm8vKrtcwx8= sha256:Ob1NqGWtnajPhi/Eb6BYJUR2Lk7f14UL9U863AdMnRw= sha1:AlP4LQCVtwxPKBcp4TKWOUSMQOA= sha256:5v8EGVr6iFnfj6h8UsANqxu1T59Ock37zBGvYUpFTlA= Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.software.firefox:14660 alt.privacy:30605 alt.msdos.batch:6271 On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:11:10 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote : > Turns out I didn't need to use FreeCap to proxify Chromium web browsers. UPDATE ON FREE REGISTRATION-FREE AD-FREE PROXIFIERS: Some programs need proxifiers (like FreeCap, which I used for a week). a. Mozilla browsers have their own proxy controls b. Chromium browsers use the Windows proxy defaults c. But many programs use neither For those programs which need proxifiers, I found a better proxifier. A. FreeeCap B. SocksCap64 FreeCap is lightweight and still works for basic SOCKS4/5 or HTTP proxying, but it's frozen in time while SocksCap64 has been updated more recently. Actively maintained (though updates are infrequent) SOCKS4, SOCKS5, HTTP, and Shadowsocks; supports both TCP & UDP "SocksCap64 is an easy and a beautiful way to let the programs you want to work through a specific SOCKS proxy server, even if your applications don't have such an option." SocksCap64 is the more modern, feature-rich choice, with broader protocol support, UDP handling, and better compatibility with current Windows. Name: SocksCap64-setup-3.6.exe Size: 6193115 bytes (6047 KiB) SHA256: B2DA49EC9A2702CFD7625D3F152AF98A4C8E3E155DAB78686962BB3DF1F76825 Having only used proxies for a short time, my current advice is: 1. For Chromium browsers, use the script I wrote to sync to Windows 2. For Mozilla browsers, use their own GUIs (or FoxyProxy's GUI) 3. For most other apps, use a proxifier such as SocksCap64/FreeCap are