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Re: Caching Web Proxy (was: Re: Alcatel ADSL modem, Linux and Bezeq ADSL)
- To: linux ILUG <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
- Subject: Re: Caching Web Proxy (was: Re: Alcatel ADSL modem, Linux and Bezeq ADSL)
- From: Omer Zak <omerz(at-nospam)actcom.co.il>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:21:56 +0200 (IST)
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On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Dani Arbel wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Omer Zak wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Dani Arbel wrote:
> > >
> > > > Omer,
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> >
> > > > > Why are you allowing the users to get to the web directly?
> > > > >
> > > > > IMHO, you should be running a caching proxy on the gateway machine. It
> > > > > should point to your ISP's caching proxy.
> > > >
> > > > This is a good thing to do. (and this is what I do at home)
> >
> > > Geoff and Dani both say that a caching proxy is a Good Thing (TM).
> > > I'd like to know if and how it improves network security (besides the
> > > issue of reducing traffic to the ISP if more than one person at our
> > > LAN surf to the same Web pages).
> It may help security if the server does some content filtering. Otherwise
> it is just a cache.
Thanks for the clarification.
--- Omer
There is no IGLU Cabal. The sysadmins are busy, lazy or plain assholes
who won't move their butts to start yet another committee.
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