In a previous episode Patrick McManus said...
::
:: actually I think of the surrogate(s) and classic-origin server(s)
:: all together as logically forming the HTTP origin server.. together
:: they are the end point of the HTTP transaction, how they coordinate
:: amongst themselves isn't really relevant.. That cluster is one logical
:: point in the chain. maybe it's just a higher level view of what you're
:: saying..
I was thinking about this a little more and it seems to be a
significant clarification to say that: surrogates are an extension of
the origin server(s) that they share administrative control with,
whereas proxies are independent network elements.
Is that a helpful point to make in the taxonomy?
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