sorry to double post, but this is what they responded when I suggested that to them.
"I have re-enabled the script for the server.
You may want to talk to the scritp programmers to see why it is causing so many connections to the server when you clear the cashe.
This is the second time that this has happened. The number of connections is not being caused by the server. Our admins asked me to inform you that this site is being monitored closely."
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