IE using port 8080

[Vince]

Occasionally my firewall alerts me that there is an
outbound connection(IE attempting to connect using port
8080).This only happens on a few sites,just wondering why
it uses this specific port instead of port 80.
Vince

 

[Guest]

Occasionally my firewall alerts me that there is an
outbound connection(IE attempting to connect using port
8080).This only happens on a few sites,just wondering why
it uses this specific port instead of port 80.
Vince

http://grc.com/port_8080.htm

 

[Vince]

Thanks MAP

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http://grc.com/port_8080.htm

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[Guest]

Thanks MAP

Your welcome