ToggleBox TOS discussion with Jason

You (click to change)
In the TOS it says I cannot use my VPS for proxies. Does a VPN count as a proxy?
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Jason
Jason
Nope, you can configure VPN on your server
You (click to change)
And expanding on that, does using PuTTY (a ssh client) as a port forwarding agent count as a proxy?
Jason
No, it won't be considered as a proxy
You (click to change)
What does the term "proxy" specifically indicate, then?
Jason
There are proxy softwares out there which people install to hide their original identity but the data can be compromised
You (click to change)
So anything that isn't encrypted would void the TOS.
Jason
We will only allow VPN
You (click to change)
SSH isn't VPN...
Yet alone the features of SSH that allow proxy usage.
However, both VPN and SSH use encryption algorithms, therefore the data shouldn't be compromised.
An HTTP proxy, for example, isn't encrypted, unless it's over SSL, and would be understandably not allowed.
Jason
If the use is limited to you, then we dont have problem with SSH proxy but you cannot use server as a proxy server and make it as a business
You (click to change)
Okay.
Jason
Is there anything else I can help you with?
You (click to change)
Yes. IRC servers. What if I want to use it as a legitimate communication protocol, not intended as malicious?
Jason
IRC of any kind is prohibited
You (click to change)
Okay.
You (click to change)
Nope.
Jason
Ok.
Bye and take care