webwasher and xfree

[Benjamin Riefenstahl]

Hi Harold, Kai,

Harold L Hunt II <huntharo@msu.edu> writes:
> Now, here is a tip about how programs like webwasher work: they
> intercept *every* TCP/IP packet on your system, usually by replacing
> the Windows network layer with their own code.

Actually in principle Webwasher doesn't do that.  At least the version
that I am using here (free-as-in-beer, non-commercial license) is just
an application level local proxy for the HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
It's not a VPN, but just a regular application.  The only mischief it
does is to re-configure IE's proxy configuration.

I should note that I do not use dial-up though, so there may be some
interaction between WebWasher and the IP stack in that area.

so long, benny