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What happened to getonthis.info: the dated record

Getonthis.info was a free web proxy the archive first saved in February 2011. What it was, when it stopped, what the name does today, and a list that is still checked.

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getonthis.info is gone in the most literal sense: the name itself no longer exists in the domain system. The last page anyone saved from it dates to June 2016.

What it was

The Internet Archive's first working copy of getonthis.info is from February 2011 and it holds 154 days of captures in total.

The page called itself "GetOnThis.info | Free Anonymous Public Web Proxy". Underneath it was Glype, the same free script the rest of the directory ran.

Browsing through us both keeps you anonymous from the sites you visit and allows you to bypass any network restrictions from your government, workplace or college.

That is the site's own description, from the capture of 18 February 2011.

It was listed on workingproxysites.com, a directory of free web proxies, 14 years ago, and that listing counted 14,566 clicks through to it.

When it stopped

The last capture that shows the proxy itself is from 4 June 2016 and the archive kept visiting until 25 February 2026.

What the name does today

We checked getonthis.info on 10 September 2026 from our own server. The name does not resolve: there is no address behind it, so nothing can be served from it.

What to use instead

Use a list somebody keeps checking rather than a name that used to work. Our free proxy list is re-verified every few minutes, and an address that stops answering leaves it instead of sitting there for years. If you already have an address, the proxy checker will tell you whether it still relays anything.

The limits of free are the same everywhere, ours included: the addresses are shared, so the sites that care have seen them before, and there is no session to hold, so logins break part way through.

What this page cannot tell you

Why it stopped is not in the record. A dead name and an archive that runs out show that something ended, not the reason for it, and we will not put a reason in print that the record does not carry.

Our status check is one day from one vantage point, and a site that refuses requests from data centres would look the same as one that is switched off. We will check this page again by 1 January 2027.

Sources

  • Internet Archive, capture index for getonthis.info, first capture 18 February 2011, most recent capture 25 February 2026. Read 2026-09-10.
  • Internet Archive, capture of getonthis.info dated 18 February 2011, quoted above. Read 2026-09-10.
  • Our own status check of getonthis.info and of all 8,948 sites listed on the same directory, 10 September 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is getonthis.info still working?
No. The name no longer resolves, which we checked on 10 September 2026 from our own server. The last working page the Internet Archive holds is from June 2016.
What was getonthis.info?
A free web proxy running the Glype script. Its own page said: Browsing through us both keeps you anonymous from the sites you visit and allows you to bypass any network restrictions from your government, workplace or college.
What can I use instead of getonthis.info?
A list that is re-checked rather than a name someone remembers. Our free proxy list is re-verified every few minutes, so entries that stop answering drop off it. Free proxies stay shared and short lived, so anything behind a login will still break.

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