Proxy: can apache do this ?

"Root" <gotroot DeleteThis @nospam.techie.com> wrote in
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 > Yes. It is called 'Reverse Proxy'.

But don't bother if you don't have decent bandwidth - unless you don't mind
crawling along. Your speed will be limited to your servers upload speed
(e.g. 128k is fairly standard for dsl and cablemodem).

Also, be sure to secure it so that no one else can use your system as a
proxy.

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NOSPAMrossz RemoveThis @vamos-wentworth.org (Rossz) wrote in
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 > "Root" <gotroot RemoveThis @nospam.techie.com> wrote in
 > news:beldbg$k27$1@nntp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net:
 >
  >> Yes. It is called 'Reverse Proxy'.
 >
 > But don't bother if you don't have decent bandwidth - unless you don't
 > mind crawling along. Your speed will be limited to your servers
 > upload speed (e.g. 128k is fairly standard for dsl and cablemodem).

256K so bareable, and cirtainly faster than the modem I was using till
about a year ago

 > Also, be sure to secure it so that no one else can use your system as
 > a proxy.

Indeed, intend to put it on the ssl paer of the server and passowrd protect
it in some way (probably using the apache user/password lists).

I did try the following in my httpd.conf :-

ProxyPass /web/ <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://" target="_blank">http://</a>
ProxyPassReverse /web/ <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://" target="_blank">http://</a>


Which did enable me to type <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://mysite.com/web/www.othersite.com" target="_blank">http://mysite.com/web/www.othersite.com</a> but
if othersite.com's page has links in the form "/directory/newpage.html"
then they seem to break

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"Phill Harvey-Smith" <phill RemoveThis @bio.warwick.ac.uk> wrote in
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 > NOSPAMrossz RemoveThis @vamos-wentworth.org (Rossz) wrote in
 > news:Xns93B5BB6B286F5tinlcnews@64.164.98.29:
 >
  >> "Root" <gotroot RemoveThis @nospam.techie.com> wrote in
  >> news:beldbg$k27$1@nntp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net:
  >>
   >>> Yes. It is called 'Reverse Proxy'.
  >>
  >> But don't bother if you don't have decent bandwidth - unless you don't
  >> mind crawling along. Your speed will be limited to your servers
  >> upload speed (e.g. 128k is fairly standard for dsl and cablemodem).
 >
 > 256K so bareable, and cirtainly faster than the modem I was using
 > till about a year ago
 >
  >> Also, be sure to secure it so that no one else can use your system as
  >> a proxy.
 >
 > Indeed, intend to put it on the ssl paer of the server and passowrd
 > protect it in some way (probably using the apache user/password lists).
 >
 > I did try the following in my httpd.conf :-
 >
<font color=purple> > ProxyPass /web/ <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://</font" target="_blank">http://</font</a>>
<font color=purple> > ProxyPassReverse /web/ <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://</font" target="_blank">http://</font</a>>
 >
 >
 > Which did enable me to type <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://mysite.com/web/www.othersite.com" target="_blank">http://mysite.com/web/www.othersite.com</a> but
 > if othersite.com's page has links in the form "/directory/newpage.html"
 > then they seem to break

Alternately, ssh into your home box and use it to redirect port 80. That's
very secure and guarantees no one can look at what you are browsing via
packet sniffing.

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