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| Newer page: | version 4 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 2:14:02 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-A program which forwards [HTTP], [HTTPS] and [FTP] requests, often caching them.
+A program which forwards [HTTP], [HTTPS] and [FTP] requests, often but not necessarily
caching them.
-[Squid] is a widely used open source (free software)
proxy server.
+[Squid] is a widely used [Free] caching
proxy server.
-Some [ISP]s have "transparent proxies", where all web traffic gets redirected to a proxy without any knowledge (or choice) of the users.
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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.
-See Also
ProxyServerNotes
+Proxies are also frequently used in corporate networks, where [FireWall]s often block access to [the outside world|InterNet], and only proxies are allowed to communicate with it.
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See also:
ProxyServerNotes
