pxytest 1.36 review

Pxytest is a command line utility to test a host for open proxies that are vulnerable to spammer abuse. Unsecured proxies currentl

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 46K Developer: Chip Rosenthal

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Pxytest is a command line utility to test a host for open proxies that are vulnerable to spammer abuse.

Unsecured proxies currently are the most significant conduit of junk email. This is a particularly vexing problem, because open proxies, unlike open mail relays, hide the origin of the spam, making it impossible to trace. This utility tests a host to see if it is vulnerable to such abuse.

The following types of unsecured proxies are detected: http-connect, http-post socks4, socks5, wingate, telnet and cisco. See the manual page for descriptions of these proxy types.

If you find this utility useful, you also may be interested in its sister utility, the rlytest open relay tester.