Here is where several of the Proxomitron's global settings can be changed. Click a tab and area for an explanation of its function.
The "HTTP" Tab
This allows you to control some of Proxomitron's network settings.
Proxomitron's proxy port is the number Proxomitron uses to "listen" for connections from your browser. You can change this from the default of 8080 if you like (or need to because some other program is using the same port), but Proxomitron must be restarted for this to take effect. If you do, be sure to also change your browser's proxy setting to match the new port.
Enabling SSL Filtering
If you want to use the OpenSSL .DLL files to filter Secure (https://) pages, you need to check the box here after adding the .dll files to Proxomitron's program folder.
However, Use this with caution! If the SSL is being used for something sensitive (like on-line banking or credit card purchases) you're probably better off not filtering the connection.
HTTPS-filtering was seldom needed when Proxomitron was first created, and through the early 2000s many sites could still be accessed via plain HTTP. As a result, Scott discouraged it and it was only implemented in Proxomitron as an experimental feature. However, 20 years later almost all sites are HTTPS-only, and Proxomitron Reborn has fixed and made far more stable this function, so I strongly recommend to enable it if you want to filter anything. You will need to generate and install a certificate; see Secure Connection Filtering for the details.
Also this option is only available after you place the OpenSSL files in Proxomitron Reborn's program folder. Because of the laws regarding exporting cryptography from the US, which have loosened considerably since Scott's era but are still present, Proxomitron Reborn does not include these .DLL files. However with some luck you may find them as part of other packages, and at the usual places where Proxomitron Reborn can be found.
