Maybe we should differentiate "transparent proxy" and "transparent
redirection to a proxy cache." Whether it's correct or not, when most people say
the first, they mean the latter.
chuck
Bertold Kolics wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I took a closer look at RFC2616. There one can read the following:
>
> 'A "transparent proxy" is a proxy that does not modify the request or
> response beyond what is required for proxy authentication and
> identification. [...] Except where either transparent or non-transparent
> behavior is explicitly stated, the HTTP proxy requirements apply to both
> types of proxies.'
>
> My question is: can we call a proxy transparent if it is unable to handle
> a request because it does not implement a method present in the request
> header?
>
> IMO, the transparent proxy has everything it has to know about a request:
> the port and IP address of the origin server. Nothing else is needed.
>
> Bertold
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