Re: Proxxy

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From: Chris "Big-Kahuna" Rampson
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 20:05

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Henrik Lauridsen wrote:
> 
> In a message of 28 Feb 96 Remco van Hooff wrote to :
> 
>  RvH> Aminet:
>  RvH> httpproxy.lha      comm/tcp   103K+Caching Proxy V0.11beta for any
>  RvH> Web-Browser
> 
> This might be a stupid question, but what is a proxy?
> 

A "Proxy" is a person or thing that is authorized BY YOU to do
something. It acts AS you - this is your proxy. In internet terms, it
means that you authorize a "program" to act as your proxy (usually to
respond to firewall authorization prompts).

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Subject: Re: Proxxy
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 15:05:52 -0500
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