Proxomitron: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Proxomitron, the Universal Web Filter was created by Scott R. Lemmon and is a configurable personal web proxy tool. It can be configured to block popup ads, blinking banners and annoying sound clips. He distributed the program under a "ShonenWare" license, where it is free to use, but if you buy a Shonen Knife CD and convince him you listened to it, he would consider you a registered user.

The program can be hard to configure and can block more then the user intended. The Proxomitron was not designed to be user-friendly.

As of June, 2003, the development has been discontinued at version 4.5 and the official site had the message:

"消えました" (kiemashita)

This translates to gone.

But a few months afterwards, the page redirected to a GeoCities account with a witty message explaining that the project is dead. Nevertheless, the program can still be freely used and distributed.

The author Scott R. Lemmon died 1 May 2004 at the age of 36.