Proxy Servers

• Setting up the Server Proxy Using Configuration File

     Pass http:*
     Pass ftp:*
     ...
  

• What port to use? 8080 or equivalent

• Setting up the Proxy Client Using Environment Variables

     http_proxy = "http://proxy.domain.name:8080/"
     ftp_proxy  = "http://proxy.domain.name:8080/"
     ...
  

• Avoiding the Proxy Server to Connect to Itself as a Normal server

     Map		http://proxy.domain.name:8080/*	   /*
  

• Disabling Proxy Server using Environment Variables

     no_proxy = "cern.ch, ncsa.uiuc.edu"
  

• Setting up Cascaded Proxy Servers Using Configuration File

     http_proxy	http://proxy.domain.name:8080/
     ftp_proxy	http://proxy.domain.name:8080/
     ...