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+<h3><a name="socks">Is it possible to use i2p as a socks proxy?</h3>
+<p>
+While it would be technically feasible, many applications leak sensitive
+information that could identify you on the internet. I2P only filters connexion
+data, but if the programme you intend to run sends this information as content, i2p
+has no way to protect your anonymity.  For example, some mail applications will 
+send the IP address of the machine they are running on to a mail server. There is 
+no way for i2p to filter this, thus using i2p to 'socksify' existing applications 
+is possible, but extremely dangerous.
+</p>
+
 <h3><a name="ports">What ports does I2P use?</a></h3>
 <p>
 	Ok, here's a rundown of the default ports (everything is configurable