I'm not sure what the post below is referring to. The NetShade URL goes to the NetShade page, http://www.netshade.net/ , and Caravan is a mail server I run for myself. I don't know how any of this has relevance with regard to NetShade's security. The service NetShade provides is simple and unique: it routes your web traffic through an anonymous proxy server. I think it performs this task very effectively and many users agree. I'm always disheartened to see negative reviews on NetShade, because in my opinion many of them are off-base. Of course I did write the program so my opinion is not exactly neutral. NetShade does enjoy a solid user base consisting mostly of satisfied customers. Unfortunately, as is often the case with software, those users are not the ones posting on these sites. I hope users will continue to try the software- you can evaluate it for free, then purchase it if you like it, and if you decide you don't want it after all, just ask for a refund (within 60 days of purchase).

Syzzygy and Dom21: The NetShade Proxy server doesn't log any activity. I know there's no actual way for me to prove this, but here are the two lines from NetShade's Squid proxy configuration file which disable all logging:

cache_access_log none
cache_store_log none

I'm a pretty ardent champion of online privacy, and I wouldn't want to keep any tracking info on my servers. I have gotten requests from people to try to track down users of the NetShade proxy (usually webmasters who didn't like what somebody blogged,) and of course I am both unable and unwilling to track these people down.

Syzzygy:
I'm sorry I didn't get back to your previous inquiries. NetShade generates a ton of customer inquiries (much more than my other programs, due I think to its unique purpose,) and at times I get buried in them. If you resend your inquiriy through the Contact Us page, I will get back to you.