> - Packet and request hijacking is A Really Evil Thing. So, one goal
> is the design of protocol and mechanisms for getting clients to
> discover this additional structure and use it. It can be as simple
> as discovering an enterprise's egress proxy to discovering Keith's
> "oracle".
Depends on who you talk to. Large ISPs and Telcos providing
Internet access to home users have stated they will not accept solutions
that require end users to configure browsers (required for any other
proxy solution). Labeling their requirement of transparency as A Really
Evil Thing may alienate a potentially large user of caching technology.
While the explicit proxy is more attractive technically, I think
this working group should consider other alternatives. For instance,
could request redirection (aka "hijacking") be implemented in such a way
that it was not Inherently Evil? Just a thought...
-- jad --
John Dilley <jad@hpl.hp.com>
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