Re: TI-H: linux...
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Re: TI-H: linux...
You're absolutely right. In my understanding, AOL only uses real proxies for
regular AOL (proprietary software), when you're using their crappy browser.
If you are using a straight ppp connection, there are no proxies involved.
-Gabe
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Johnson <rickvj@iglou.com>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Saturday, September 19, 1998 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: TI-H: linux...
>
>> I call a router, a router. gussie.alaska.net is a router. I'm using
>> 192.168.1.63 and the www server is 192.168.1.249. List server
>> 192.168.1.248. Router, 192.168.1.1. You can force a caching proxy on
>> people who are using a PPP server and the gateway the ISP provides.
>>
>> Aol gives dumb names to their proxy servers. :/
>
> You can't FORCE a proxy on anyone. A proxy recives a request, then the
>PROXY sends a request to the machine the computer(not the PROXY)
>requested, the data is sent to the PROXY, which relays the data to you
>computer. The programs must be SETUP to send requests to proxys instead
>of the machine you want the data from. A caching PROXY is a PROXY which
>caches frequently accessed documents for faster retieval.
>
>AOL's 'proxy' servers are probably ROUTERS.
>
>You obivously do not know what you are talking about. I suggest giving
>up while you do not look like a complete fool.
>
>Adam
>