I'm quite fond of Netscape Proxy in both a forward (caching) and reverse
proxy role. I find its web-based interface to provide a good level of control
and to be easier to understand than Microsoft's, particularly since I
configure and monitor from remote.
However, Netscape's limited to reverse-proxying HTTP, so I'm considering
Microsoft again to control other applications/ports.
I'm curious if you were able to get Netscape to acknowledge NT userids and
groups, and I'd appreciate a site to find out more about the CSM proxy.
I'm starting another project trialing Cisco Cache Engines. If you have Cisco
routers, you might consider them ... they're invisible, so you don't have to
program your browsers to them, and the router will automatically bypass
them if the cache engine should fail or become saturated. They're also
not too expensive, but I'm comparing them to Netscape on a DEC Alpha.
They only handle HTTP.
I recently got a report on a recent cache engine bake-off ... check out
http://bakeoff.ircache.net/bakeoff-01/ ...if you look at the size of some
of the engines, however, you may find them in the C$50k-150K range:
enterprise-wide caches. Cisco's price/performance is geared to
distributed branch caches, which may be why they declined to compete.
David Turton, MCSE+I, MCT, CCNA
Tek Catalyst
-----Original Message-----From: Carric Dooley [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
I am looking for some opinions on 3 different proxy servers. After doing
some research, I will be evaluating MS Proxy, Netscape Proxy, and CSM
Proxy. ......
... http Proxy exclusively ..... behind a firewall ..... only the http proxy can
request outbound connections to port 80 ..... proxy authentication based on
the NT SAM ..... reports based on user ID .... reclaim some bandwidth .....
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