proxyBL Frequently Asked Questions
This is a list of frequently asked questions.
What is proxyBL?
An automated DNSBL that lists hosts that were verified open proxies. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNSBL and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_proxy for more information on these subjects.
How?
proxyBL continously crawls the web for IP addresses of possible open (ie publicly accessible) proxy servers. These IP addresses are then scanned and added to the database, classed according to the result (open proxy/closed proxy/no proxy/unreachable/etc).
If the result was one or more open proxies then the host will also be listed in the DNSBL zone dnsbl.proxybl.org.
Why?
Allthough open proxies have legitimate uses, they are mostly used by trojans/bots/spammers/kiddies/etc. to conceal their true host for the purpose of abuse.
This DNSBL is for admins who feel that, considering the amount of abuse open proxies facillitate, the small percentage of legitimate use of these proxies is acceptable 'collateral damage' and wish to prevent all open proxies from connecting to a service they provide.
Removal
As proxyBL is a fully automated service there is no 'request removal' procedure. See 'removal'.
Scanning is illegal/abuse/stop hax0ring my computer!
Nope/Nope/proxyBL isn't.