Socks4 (13594).txt ✓
Large lists of "free" SOCKS4 proxies are notorious for high failure rates. In a file of over 13,000 entries, you can expect a significant percentage (often 70% or more) to be offline, slow, or "dead" within hours of the list being scraped.
proxy-list/online-proxies/txt/proxies-socks4.txt at main · jetkai/proxy-list socks4 (13594).txt
The file socks4 (13594).txt likely refers to a specific list of , often found in public repositories like GitHub's TheSpeedX/PROXY-List or distributed through proxy scraper tools. Performance & Usage Review Large lists of "free" SOCKS4 proxies are notorious
“SOCKS4 has its limits... there's no login or user verification. That makes it less than ideal for situations where security matters.” Proxy-Cheap · 1 month ago Comparison Table SOCKS4 (Typical for this file) SOCKS5 (Recommended) None (Security risk) Supported (User/Pass) Traffic Support TCP, UDP, & IPv6 Speed Highly variable/Often slow Usually more stable Ideal For Basic web scraping Secure browsing & gaming Performance & Usage Review
“SOCKS4 has its limits
Unlike SOCKS5, SOCKS4 only supports TCP traffic. It cannot handle UDP (used for many streaming and gaming applications) or IPv6. Expert Perspectives
SOCKS4 is an older protocol that does not support authentication . This means anyone with the IP and port can access the proxy. Because these proxies are often misconfigured servers or infected machines, using them can expose your traffic to logging or "man-in-the-middle" attacks by the proxy provider.
Large lists of "free" SOCKS4 proxies are notorious for high failure rates. In a file of over 13,000 entries, you can expect a significant percentage (often 70% or more) to be offline, slow, or "dead" within hours of the list being scraped.
proxy-list/online-proxies/txt/proxies-socks4.txt at main · jetkai/proxy-list
The file socks4 (13594).txt likely refers to a specific list of , often found in public repositories like GitHub's TheSpeedX/PROXY-List or distributed through proxy scraper tools. Performance & Usage Review
“SOCKS4 has its limits... there's no login or user verification. That makes it less than ideal for situations where security matters.” Proxy-Cheap · 1 month ago Comparison Table SOCKS4 (Typical for this file) SOCKS5 (Recommended) None (Security risk) Supported (User/Pass) Traffic Support TCP, UDP, & IPv6 Speed Highly variable/Often slow Usually more stable Ideal For Basic web scraping Secure browsing & gaming
Unlike SOCKS5, SOCKS4 only supports TCP traffic. It cannot handle UDP (used for many streaming and gaming applications) or IPv6. Expert Perspectives
SOCKS4 is an older protocol that does not support authentication . This means anyone with the IP and port can access the proxy. Because these proxies are often misconfigured servers or infected machines, using them can expose your traffic to logging or "man-in-the-middle" attacks by the proxy provider.