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Web Proxy Servers (Web Infrastructure Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ari Luotonen
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
New (7) Used (16) from $2.37
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 431
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0136806120
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.71376
UPC: 076092003113
EAN: 9780136806127
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Product Description
A proxy is a specialized Web server which operates on or behind a firewall, which makes more efficient use of network bandwidth and offers improved network security. This is the first book on proxy server technology (from setup to tuning tricks) written by one of the developers of the technology.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Too elementry - for no experienced beginner only January 28, 2003
Dannis T. Yang (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you have no experience in Internet network technology then read this book for basic terminologies and overview; otherwise, you will be disappointed because this book lack of depth in all areas. For example, load-balancing chapter only consists of nine pages including tables, sidebar, and sample JavaScript. If this book were printed in regular textbook font then this chapter would be only 3 pages in length..
Only good for beginners November 30, 2001
Robert Tsai (San Francisco, CA 94107)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a good book for beginners, but if you are a professional looking for any kind of deployment or reference material, you're probably better off saving your money and reading whitepapers available from any proxy vendor (CacheFlow, Inktomi, Network Appliance) web site.
 It's all here... almost! July 20, 2000
Jonathan M. Davis (Scottsdale, AZ USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is written by the guy who practically invented the HTTP proxy server. It covers the HTTP proxying protocol and the history of its evolution very well and in very thorough detail. Unfortunately, while the book would be fantastic (5 stars) for any proxy administrator--overkill, perhaps--it isn't quite thorough enough for the developers. Right now I'm struggling with creating a proxy server in Java and the road block I've come across is with SSL support. While the requirements of the proxy server in an SSL handshake scenario is thoroughly listed in this book, there are no warnings or gotchas for the programmer to look out for in this area. In fact, there isn't any C/C++/Java source code in this book at all, only text, diagrams, and sample HTTP conversations.The book is somewhat dated, but no worries, it covers HTTP 1.1 and below.
 The concept cannot be more clear August 27, 1999
John (hxr@hotmail.com) (DC USA)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is accurate, brief and clear book. Worth buyin
Succinct, thorough and utterly invaluable. August 11, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a proxy specialist in the tech. support field, I find Ari's book to be the definitive reference for the "nuts and bolts" of proxy servers. It contains a detailed overview of the http protocol, as well as explanations of such proxy functions as garbage collection, caching, reverse proxying and proxy arrays. Also, it gives real life case studies of proxy situations as well as troubleshooting tips. The lead programmer of Netscape's proxy server has written a concise, detailed reference for any proxy admin, webmaster or support tech.
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