🛠️ I tracked 55k free proxies for a week – 1.6% were alive
Summary
The author tracked 55k free proxies for a week and found that only 1.6 percent of them were alive. This project provides a list of free proxies based on this tracking data.
Why it’s interesting
It highlights the extremely low reliability rate of free public proxies based on a large-scale weeklong test.
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Summary
The author tracked 55k free proxies for a week and found that only 1.6 percent of them were alive. This project provides a list of free proxies based on this tracking data.
Why it’s interesting
It highlights the extremely low reliability rate of free public proxies based on a large-scale weeklong test.
Source metrics: Points 2 · Comments 0
HN discussion · Project
Source: #HackerNews / Show HN