<s>
FreeProxy	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
internet	O
connection	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Services	O
roughly	O
divide	O
into	O
Proxy	O
related	O
services	O
and	O
Internet	O
Server	B-Application
related	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proxy	B-Application
services	I-Application
include	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
SMTP	B-Protocol
,	O
POP3	B-Protocol
,	O
SOCKS	B-Application
,	O
FTP	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
generalized	O
TCP	O
tunnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	B-Application
services	O
include	O
a	O
Web	O
server	B-Application
(	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
and	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
SMTP	B-Protocol
with	O
extensions	O
and	O
POP3	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISAPI	O
plugins	O
are	O
accepted	O
allowing	O
for	O
server	B-Application
side	O
scripting	O
such	O
as	O
PHP	O
to	O
be	O
processed	O
by	O
the	O
web	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeProxy	B-Protocol
offers	O
NTLM	O
,	O
Basic	O
and	O
Digest	O
authentication	O
for	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
.	I-Protocol
</s>
<s>
FreeProxy	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
verifiable	O
download	O
count	O
of	O
over	O
500,000	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
likely	O
that	O
the	O
count	O
is	O
much	O
higher	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
listed	O
on	O
many	O
hundreds	O
of	O
download	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
features	O
make	O
it	O
ideal	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
other	O
products	O
requiring	O
a	O
stable	O
http	B-Protocol
proxy	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
