[Gllug] Sort of TOR but 'directed'

Robert McKay robert at mckay.com
Tue Feb 24 12:40:59 UTC 2009


On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM, David L Neil Mailing list a/c
<GLLUG at getaroundtoit.co.uk> wrote:
> Is it possible to use the likes of TOR and yet still gain access to
> location-specific sites?

Sure.

> Some sites limit access to 'local' users, eg BBC replay service (and a
> friend complained to me/noticing some 'TV' stuff on YouTube.com appears
> 'blocked', so similar in the States...).

Good luck watching videos through tor but sure..

> Is it possible to merge TOR and proxy type features, saying: randomise
> my IP please BUT use a British server as the final one in the chain, ie
> the one that actually accesses the site requested?
> (else aren't TOR users gaining on the swings but losing on the roundabouts?)

You select what exit nodes you want to use in tor. Here is a list of
tor nodes with the country CC code:

https://torstat.xenobite.eu/

Rob.
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