diff --git a/README b/README index c3ffdfd..c07f104 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ -ProxyChains ver 3.1 README +ProxyChains ver 4.0 README ========================== +*********** ATTENTION *********** + +this program works only on dynamically linked programs. +also both proxychains and the program to call must use +the same dynamic linker (i.e. same libc) + +********************************* + + This is Unix version only. How to mess with sources - How to Install : read INSTALL !!!!!! @@ -10,7 +19,19 @@ to follow through proxy (or proxy chain). It is a kind of proxifier. It acts like sockscap / permeo / eborder driver ( intercepts TCP calls ) It is FREE. -This version (3.x) introduces support for DNS resolving through proxy +Changelog: +---------- + +Version (4.x) removes the dnsresolver script which required a dynamically +linked "dig" binary to be present with remote DNS lookup. +this speeds up any operation involving DNS, as the old script had to use TCP. +additionally it allows to use .onion urls when used with TOR. +also it removed the broken autoconf build system with a simple Makefile. +there's a ./configure script though for convenience. +it also adds support for a config file passed via command line switches/ +environment variables. + +Version (3.x) introduces support for DNS resolving through proxy it supports SOCKS4, SOCKS5 and HTTP CONNECT proxy servers. Auth-types: socks - "user/pass" , http - "basic". @@ -38,7 +59,10 @@ Some cool features: * You can use it with servers, like squid, sendmail, or whatever. * DNS resolving through proxy. + Configuration: +-------------- + proxychains looks for config file in following order: 1) file listed in environment variable ${PROXYCHAINS_CONF_FILE} or provided as a -f argument to proxychains script or binary.