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 ====== FAQ ====== ====== FAQ ======
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 +===== Whats the difference between this stand alone product and the one included in other GSA products? =====
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 +GSA Proxy Scraper as stand alone product can find you a lot more proxies in a shorter time than the basic scraper included in other products. In detail...
 +  * It also has the ability to monitor the found proxies in a better way to separate the good from the bad/unstable proxies. 
 +  * It was a lot more sources to scrape from where the basic scraper is unable to find the proxies
 +  * It comes with a proxy/port scanner to find proxies listed nowhere else.
 +  * It comes with a PR-Emulation module included
 +  * It has a many other tools like the URL Metric Scanner or Search Engine Parser
 +  * It can test the proxies against many different sites and also test against SMTP usage (used for email verification).
 +Please try the [[https://www.gsa-online.de/download/proxy_scraper.exe|demo version of GSA Proxy Scraper]] and see for yourself.
  
 ===== Why am I getting totally different results when testing the found proxy with another tool? ===== ===== Why am I getting totally different results when testing the found proxy with another tool? =====
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 This may sound more complicated as it really is. There are nice programs like [[https://www.sockscap64.com/homepage/|sockscap]] that can hook up on any executable and add proxy support for it. This may sound more complicated as it really is. There are nice programs like [[https://www.sockscap64.com/homepage/|sockscap]] that can hook up on any executable and add proxy support for it.
 Together with GSA Proxy Scraper, you can easily have rotating proxies for any application. Together with GSA Proxy Scraper, you can easily have rotating proxies for any application.
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 +===== Why did I get a complain from my ISP/VPS provider after using this?  =====
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 +The product scans for proxies (IP with a port behind) on all kinds of different websites. Scraping for proxies is usually not a problem, but later the testing counld turn to one.
 +Some really stupid VPS or even ISP providers think that this testing is some kind of a port / net scan. This is of course not the case and the program tries to randomize this testing as best as possible. 
 +However it can happen and if you get into such situation, you might need to use a proxy for testing and maybe also for scraping.  That can be turned on with two options as seen below:
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 +{{:proxy_scraper:ps_proxyusage.png}}
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