[ubuntu-uk] Mobile internet proxy

[Andrew Oakley]

Chris Rowson wrote:
> I've been pondering upon the possibility of setting up a vps as a
> mobile internet proxy.

I've did pretty much that that, using squid. Instead of image 
transcoding, I simply replaced all images with a 1x1 pixel transparent 
GIF. The result was effectively a "text only" proxy, ideal for keeping 
laptop GPRS bills down. It was simple and worked rather well.

I stopped using it when I discovered the "Image Show Hide" addon for 
Firefox!

Note that it is incredibly easy to misconfigure Squid so that it proxies 
all kinds of things, like SMTP for spammers. Oops.

-- 
Andrew Oakley