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A program which forwards [HTTP], [HTTPS] and [FTP] requests, often caching them.
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+[Squid] is a widely used open source (free software) proxy server.
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+Some [ISP]s have "transparent proxies", where all web traffic gets redirected to a proxy without any knowledge (or choice) of the users.
+This is because in New Zealand, all international traffic incures data charges, so if the ISP can serve you a cached copy, they can save a couple of cents per megabyte.
SeeAlso ProxyServerNotes
