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by morgante 4447 days ago
> I don't understand what advantage this has over just doing: ssh -D8080 username@server.name

I used to do precisely that, but I think spiped has two major advantages:

1. It is more resilient on a flaky connection.

2. I trust the security of its codebase more than SSH, both due to its smaller footprint and cperciva's reputation.