hardie@equinix.com wrote:
>
> Joe writes:
> > There is no such thing as "on behalf of" in proxies.
> > They cache things they get, and serve them to requests they receive.
>
> Unfortunately, the "on behalf of" section of the statement does impact
> how a cache works. For example, the cost (in latency or dollars) to
> reach an origin server is likely to be higher for a proxy that acts on
> behalf of a campus or organization than for a proxy that acts on behalf
> of a content-provider network. This means that the replacement algorithm
> for the proxy acting on behalf of the content-provider network may be
> different than the replacement algorithm for the proxy acting on behalf
> of a campus.
These are tuning metrics. We're defining what a proxy is,
not who pays for it.
Perhaps I should rephrase - there is no such thing as "intent"
in a taxonomy. (unless we're classifying philosophies :-)
Joe
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