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where to put cacheing proxy?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (elroy)
Fri Nov 8 21:24:34 1996
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 18:18:04 -0600 (CST)
From: elroy <elroy@kcsun3.kcstar.com>
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Hi all -
I'm considering putting a cacheing proxy server into play for the benefit
of my company's internal users. They are behind a firewall.
I have some questions:
1) Where does the proxy go? In the DMZ, behind the firewall, or ON the
firewall. I'd rather not put it ON the firewall.
2) If I put it in the DMZ, how do I tell http-gw to use the proxy rather
than make the network connections itself. I'm confused mainly on the
syntax for http-gw in the netperm-table file. (I think)
3) I suppose I could make an end-run around http-gw altogether and use
plug-gw in it's place. Is this a Bad Idea (TM) ?
Any help or advice is appreciated, or pointers to on-line documentation.
Thanks in advance-
-Elroy ( elroy@mail.kcstar.com )
