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Frequent Questions and Answers:


What is slimbrowse and how do I benefit ?

slimbrowse offers a technique to conserve network bandwidth by compressing the resources transferred thereby increasing connection throughput, which results in lower fees payed for volume based connections OR in shorter response times for modem connections. slimbrowse is for those who are paying a fee based on traffic consumption; have monthly download limit or using narrowband connection.


Is slimbrowse an open source project ?

No, it is not an open source project although major components of this service are open source projects.


Is slimbrowse for free ?

Yes, slimbrowse is for free.


How do I use slimbrowse ?

Using slimbrowse is easy. Simply configure your browser to use the slimbrowse proxy. Please refer to your system help on how to change proxy settings. Our Configs provides detailed information


How secure is slimbrowse ?

You should always take measures to protect your information and use personal firewalls. The major components of the service are open source projects and are secure and reliable. slimbrowse does not process HTTPS-traffic, so SSL connections are always direct.


What compression scheme is being used ?

We use lossless compression provided by gzip.


Is there content caching involved in the technique ?

Standard browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Opera do that anyway.
However, slimbrowse proxy uses Squid, a caching proxy.


What compression level can be expected ?

For HTTP traffic you can expect about 50% of savings for downloads. For downloaded pages containing lot of graphics, savings should be even higher. In case, you download a page containig advertisements, removal of most of them increases savings even further.


Can I expect connection speed improvement relevant to compression level ?

You can expect significant connection speed improvements for narrowband connections (modem) although speed improvements for broadband connections can be not obvious.


Does slimbrowse work with HTTPS traffic ?

No. Because of security reasons, and because of technicals.


Is E-mail compressed ?

No.


Will slimbrowse work with all Internet connections ?

slimbrowse works with any Internet connection including dial-up, ISDN, ADSL, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA and other wireless connections. As long as you have an Internet connection, slimbrowse will conserve its bandwidth.


Does slimbrowse work with mobile phones used as a data modem ?

As long as you are connecting to the mobile phone with your PC or MAC, the browser of which is set up to use slimbrowse, then it does work.


Can I still use my ISP ?

Yes. slimbrowse requires no changes to your ISP.


Can I continue using my Web browser ?

Yes. slimbrowse works with Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari.


Our network is behind firewall. Is that a problem ?

No. For a high-class firewall it MIGHT be necessary to explicitly open port 8086 for slimbrowse to work.


Our network is behind a proxy. Is that a problem ?

Yes.


Does slimbrowse interfere with antivirus software ?

No.


How can I get help or submit a problem report ?

Please, use the users forum. May be, some other user had the same question already, so you will find an answer there, OR you post your question in the forum. You can reach the Forum here.



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