Comments on: Free Proxy Servers: Friend or Foe?!

By: IP hiding software

IP hiding software — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:06:35 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:54 +0000

Alex,

It’s not easy to say what was the exact reason for the “bandwidth leakage” in your particular case without having more details. It should not be possible to install any proxy software, except for “web proxy” Perl/PHP/ASP etc. scripts on a shared hosting account. However, if you had a dedicated or VPS server, then yes, this is very possible and quite likely too as the “free” proxy server abuse is quite common.

That said, the webhost should always be able to tell you what caused the traffic peak, at least if they charge for it…

Tomas

By: Alex Newell

Alex Newell — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:39:45 +0000

I think you’ve just explained what I found in an account of mine last year. I saw some unexplained bandwidth. The odd thing was that support in my hosting company did not have a clue. I’ve since moved my sites.

Very nice tip and something to keep an eye open for in future, thanks.

Alex