Thanks for all the replies, everyone! This really helped clear up the socks4 proxy meaning for me. I think I’ll stick with socks5 for now since it seems more versatile. I tried setting up a socks4 proxy using ProxyCap, and it worked fine for basic stuff, but I can see why socks5 is better for most use cases.
One follow-up question though—are there any specific scenarios where socks4 would still be the better choice over socks5? Like, is it faster or more lightweight in certain situations? Just curious! Thanks again!
One follow-up question though—are there any specific scenarios where socks4 would still be the better choice over socks5? Like, is it faster or more lightweight in certain situations? Just curious! Thanks again!