How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#1

Post by tmkadamcz » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:12 PM UTC

How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block
fragile-credences.github.io

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#2

Post by Gormisdomai » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:32 PM UTC

This is a useful note on using PACs to set up proxies for just one site:

> Incidentally, you do not need to be running a web server to use the .pac file. You can access it via a file:// type URL. For example (note the 3 slashes): file:///Users/username/Library/proxy.pac

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2004010109555326...

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#3

Post by gruez » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:45 PM UTC

You're probably better off using a paid VPN provider than a paid proxy provider. A VPN can be used in more places, and some VPNs provide http proxy access (the kind used in the tutorial) in additional to openvpn/wireguard. If they have a browser extension, chances are they support http proxy.

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#4

Post by igbk » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:48 PM UTC

How do the alternative domains fare in the UK? With https://sci-hub.st/ I can circumvent the ISP block in Sweden successfully.

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#5

Post by hkt » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:49 PM UTC

I'm glad this document exists but I tend to favour using TorBrowser, both on Android and (in my case) Manjaro.

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#6

Post by hkt » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:49 PM UTC

igbk wrote: post #4

How do the alternative domains fare in the UK? With https://sci-hub.st/ I can circumvent the ISP block in Sweden successfully.

Works fine here, on EE network in the UK.

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#7

Post by Gormisdomai » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:50 PM UTC

igbk wrote: post #4

How do the alternative domains fare in the UK? With https://sci-hub.st/ I can circumvent the ISP block in Sweden successfully.

I'm UK based and can't hit it on home wifi

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#8

Post by tmkadamcz » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:50 PM UTC

igbk wrote: post #4

How do the alternative domains fare in the UK? With https://sci-hub.st/ I can circumvent the ISP block in Sweden successfully.

https://sci-hub.st does not work in the UK [edit: on Sky].

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#9

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:53 PM UTC

[deleted]

Re: How to circumvent Sci-Hub ISP block

#10

Post by tmkadamcz » Wed, Jun 09, 2021, 7:56 PM UTC

By the way, Sci-Hub has stopped adding new articles to the database for a few months now (background: https://www.reddit.com/r/scihub/comments/mk46x4/scihub_v_els...).

It would be great to develop a truly decentralised solution. Having a database of individual torrent links for each paper might be a start.