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Does PS not work with proxies? It used to but it stopped recently
Is there a problem with proxies and using showdown's servers?
Mod edit: merged into a single post because double posts are not required here at all.
The login server is back up, but has anything changed with regard to proxies and connections? I can't reach the login server, and it started when I went back to school.