- From: Liam Relihan <liam.relihan@ul.ie>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:29:45 +0000 (GMT)
- To: Lee Stephens <lee@info.bt.co.uk>
- Cc: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Lee Stephens wrote: > Hi All, > > Here's a suggestion to help out the problem with proxy accesses all coming > from the same address? > > If the request included an Entity-Header, Really-From, then the proxy > could pass this information on to the server which would be more meaningful > than the proxy's own address. So: > > If "Really-From: machine.name" exists then "machine.name" is used in preference > to "proxy.machine". Admittedly this allows unscrupulous individuals to spoof > where they have come from so perhaps the header should be "Supposedly-From". > > What do you think? Mmmm..."Apparently-From" might sound a little less sarcastic :) Liam -- Liam Relihan, PGP aware - see homepage Voice: +353-61-335322 Piercom Ltd., International [ space ] Fax: +353-61-335051 Business Centre, Plassey [ for rent ] E-mail: liam.relihan@ul.ie Tech. Park, Limerick, Ireland http://itdsrv1.ul.ie/PERSONNEL/lrelihan.html
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