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I like to get an estimate if the percentage of users 1. Using their Providers HTTP-Proxy to surf the web 2. Using their Providers DNS-Servers/recursive resolvers to resolve DNS queries Background: I'm writing a research paper on government mandated web filtering in germany (see http://www.politechbot.com/p-03983.html for an overview on the matter). Basically the government want's censorship done by blocking IP-Addresses, faking DNS entries or doing filtering at http-proxy level. Trying to determine the effect of this approaches on the average user it is important to know how many users would be affected by this measures. I guess: * Users with leased lines usually do not use the providers proxy * Dial-in/DSL users with use a provider supplied setup-tool usually don't change the preset staying with using the Proxy. * Big Customers with many users might run their own DNS resolver * Most other users use their ISPs DNS resolver I would be most grateful if someone could provide me with actual numbers on this or at least an educated guess. If you think there is a better place to look for this numbers I would be most grateful if you point me there. If you wish reply directly to me - I will post a summary. Best Regards Max Dornseif -- Maximillian Dornseif - http://md.hudora.de/ - ars longa, vita brevis! Dipl. Jur., Ph.D. Candidate (Computercrime) at the University of Bonn Lawschool, Germany
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