Unfortunately, the section that talks about levels of anonymity of a proxy is no longer accurate depending on the proxy analyzing software and the type of proxyjudge being used.

When programs like FPL and EPS came along using Bleach as their proxy analyzing software, and later Proxyfire too, these programs made a mess of things and the basic traditional information that had been counted on for years and years. They changed the traditional five (5) level system of anonymity to something complete foreign and misleading.

Although anonymous is anonymous regardless of the level, transparent was also transparent and therefore was given no level value whatsoever. Now, with the programs mentioned above, they classify anonymous as two levels ... high/elite, which would consist of all the old level 1 and 2 proxies, and simply anonymous which would consist of all the old level 3,4 and 5 proxies. This is fine, because as I said, anonymous is anonymous. You either are or you aren't.

But the authors of these newer programs screwed things up because they call transparent proxies level 3 (L3) ... which under the old traditional system would be considered anonymous. These guys should be shot for doing this, but that's another story.

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