Re: proxy
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Jul 07, 2003
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----- Original Message ----- From: <gertie at visionsix.com> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com> Subject: proxy > > > Jeeze, it's happened again. I mention the http proxy to an EX-Eu > programmer, and he stops talking to me. Is someone paying you people to > NOT help me with this?? What can i offer to convince you i want this thing? > Or are you convinced i want it, and are just sitting back laughing with your > good fortune to be in a position to deny me something? > I was at Borders bookstore today and found a book on Web Proxies. It was a technical book on how they work and had lots of example code. There was a chapter on Reverse Proxy. What strikes me is that there is a lot to consider and its not generally the stuff taught at schools. I'm not surprised that few people are interested in working to write a reverse proxy. It looks difficult because there are so many "little" things to think about to make it secure and bullet-proof. On the other hand, if someone is looking for a rewarding challange... -- Derek