Published on 23/01/10
Public Proxies 101
What are Public Proxies
In essence, public proxies are websites which you can simply visit through your browser. However, unlike other content sites, typical public proxies only have two pages – Landing Page and Result Page. Landing Page is nothing more than a one-field web form where you can enter a site URL; while Result Page (often called Proxified Page) displays the contents pulled from the requested server. Why call those websites “Proxies”? Because they act as your agent of web surfing. For example, instead of directly visiting YouTube.com, you first go to a public proxy site, then ask it to retrieve YouTube videos for you.
