- From: David W. Morris <dwm@xpasc.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 12:30:25 -0700 (PDT)
- To: Koen Holtman <koen@win.tue.nl>
- Cc: dmk@bell-labs.com, frystyk@w3.org, http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Koen Holtman wrote: > >Me too ... I have a single user proxy product which is a direct agent > >for its owner and only user ... I see no reason to restrict the behavior > >of such a proxy. > > I would argue that products like this are not proxies in the HTTP > sense, but remote-controlled user agents. Thus, any HTTP proxy > transparency rules do not apply to them. Perhaps, but the app is based on HTTP proxy support and not a private protocol between the 'real' client and the application. I don't see a need to define a whole new mode of operation when thus far the proxy rules generally apply. I guess this is a lot like question of what an HTTP server is, a client is, etc. From a protocol perspective the server is everything that conspires to deliver the response and I would interpret a proxy as everything that conspires to act as an agent for the original / upstream client and hence would favor wording which does not restrict behavior which otherwise doesn't compromise the reason behind the protocol. Dave Morris
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