The basic need of a proxy list is in assigning a proxy to a user account, or in rotating proxies. They are useful in giving bots, crawlers, and other forms of software anonymity that are required to perform their tasks. You will find fields for the upload of proxy lists in bots and other software tools and this is the case to ensure that you have uninterrupted operations when online and working.

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It is common to require multiple IP addresses when performing tasks such as brand protection, travel aggregation, price comparison, and other data-dependent jobs. In doing so you would need a proxy list and below are the different types and uses of proxy lists.

1 . FREE PROXY LIST

A free proxy list is a list of obtained IP addresses that are free. You can get them easily and they offer different speeds, can be country-specific, and come as different types of proxies. Just as is the case with products and services, you would need to do a background check on the service providers and find out how they make their gain even after offering you the service for free. This is important because their gain could infringe on your privacy or security.

They could spy on your online activity and collect your personal information. Doing this defies the purpose of using proxies in the first place, so be sure of the free provider you use.

2. PROXY SERVER LIST

The proxy server list gives you IP addresses that are all from the same server. So the server determines the speed and success rate of the proxies in the task you are using them for. Is the server in the country it says it is? What is the speed at which it sends your requests? All these are important factors and they depend on the location, size, maintenance, and type of server the proxy provider is using.

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3. PUBLIC/OPEN PROXY LIST

The public or open proxy list is a walk around the restriction to proxy access. Usually, proxy servers are limited to use by those with the required credentials, or a company’s employees, but with this list, anyone can also have the access. Public proxy lists usually specify the country they come from, the type of proxy they are, the average time it takes to send requests, and the port they have access to. These IPs are also readily available and are good for use in simple online tasks. Note however that this type of proxy list is not ideal for you if your privacy is your priority.

4. COUNTRY OR CITY SPECIFIC PROXY LIST

A country or specific proxy list contains a list of IPs that are specific to the location. With these types of IPs, you can have access to geo-blocked sites and contents that are only available to users in that location.

5. FRESH/VIRGIN PROXY LIST

This type of proxy list consists of a pool of IPs that have not been used before, making them stronger and more desirable. Since you would be the first user, you can use them without fear of blocks due to the action of the previous user that incurred a ban on the IP address.

6. ELITE PROXY

Elite proxy lists have a pool of IP addresses that give you a higher level of privacy and anonymity when used as they leave no trace of their servers. In using this type of proxy list, you need to have good knowledge of proxies because even though the server is untraceable, the header saves the proxy IP address under REMOTE_ADDR.

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If you have good knowledge of cookies and headers when dealing with proxies, you can fix this and ensure you remain anonymous, but if it’s beyond you, consider a user-friendly service provider. These types of providers would give you the ability to configure your proxy in a way that ensures your anonymity is maintained.

7. BUY PROXY LIST

Buy proxy lists are a type that is sold. They come in groups of IPs based on their country, type of protocol, or the ports they can access. Since these types of proxies are usually bought, the intentions of the provider are clear and so they are more trustworthy than the free ones. With few users, you can be sure of better quality from this type of proxy, and to give you great value, they are refreshed frequently.

1. HTTP PROXY LIST

HTTP is short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol and it’s the most commonly used protocol on the internet for formatting and sending messages. An HTTP proxy list is a list of IP addresses that can be used with HTTP protocol specifically.

2. SOCKS/SOCKS5 PROXY LIST

A proxy list from SOCKS is usually more secure as the traffic is routed through a firewall by the server while data is being exchanged between the client and the external server. SOCKS is capable of routing all traffic from any program or protocol. The more secure version of SOCKS is the SOCKS5. Its functions are the same but SOCKS5 has an added layer of authentication, allowing only those with the appropriate credential the access to the server. All proxies in this list will work with this protocol. If your task involves the use of TCP or UDP applications, this is the right protocol for you.

3. SSL PROXY LIST

HTTPS is encrypted using SSL. It stands for a secure socket layer and the proxy list has a good level of protection between the client and the server. The SSL protocol is mostly utilized in cases where personal information is required from the web, such as billing information when you are making purchases online. If you want to be able to fill out sensitive information, you would need an SSL proxy list. Always get the SSL certificate after every purchase of SSL proxy.