Hi:

I'm new to servlets. My initial task is to build a system
that routes all incoming http requests through my servlet.
In other words, I want to use my server as a sort of servlet customized
proxy server. Would actually like to trap anything (URLs for html and
cgi and applets etc.) and process it initially through my servlet. The
servlet will then http tunnel to the target URL and retrieve the desired
document and return it to the requester.

Would this be possible in any of the servlet API compliant servers?

So far I've concentrated on jigsaw because it's free and open source
(java) and supports servlets. I think I've convinced myself that with
jigsaw, I will be required to delve below the servlet level to implement
my system.

I think JRun might allow me to map classes of incoming queries using
wild carded prefixes to my servlet.

Q1: can all requests be routed to one servlet in any of the servlet
engines

Q2: has anyone done something like this in the past and want to share
problems and issues they encountered and whether it was successful.

Q3: are there new features in servlet API 2.1 that will help with this
task?

Q4: Is servlets the way to go, or is there an easier approach?

thanks,

-rob

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