> (Off topic again, but lots of people here are using reverse
> proxy).
>
> For a while I had 'ProxyRequests On' in my httpd.conf mistakenly
> thinking that it was necessary to make ProxyPass and mod_rewrite
> proxying work. Then I noticed entries in my logfile where
> remote sites were sending full http://requests to other
> remote sites. I've turned off the function, but the requests
> keep coming in, mostly appearing to request ads from somewhere
> with referring pages in Russia and China.
>
> Is this a common practice and what are they trying to accomplish
> by bouncing them through my server?
Yes it is very common practice, and so is scanning for open proxies
on ports 80, 8080 and 1080. Here's a link to a list of open proxies
and a faq that explains their use.
http://www.cyberarmy.com/lists/proxy/
--
Eric
