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Mullvad no longer supporting port forwarding - SIM-5367118 - May 30, 2023
I just read an article on Mullvads website that they will no longer support port forwarding. If you already have port forwards configured through them, they will no longer be active beginning 07/01/2023.
Anyone interested in reading the article, here it is: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/5/29/removing-the-support-for-forwarded-ports/
RE: Mullvad no longer supporting port forwarding - Piplup - May 30, 2023
(May 30, 2023 10:39 PM)phantomman55 Wrote: why would someone need port forwarding on a VPN?
For most of the same reasons you use a VPN for outbound traffic -- If you're serving content and you don't want the traffic to be traced back to you, you may want to serve it through a port-forwarded VPN.
Still, I'm surprised they shut it down due to abuse. VPNs know a large portion of their userbase are less-than-reputable, so I'm always a bit surprised when they cut profits to discourage BH activity.