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proxy server

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(Computer Science) computing a computer that acts as an intermediary between a client machine and a server, caching information to save access time
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OONI's Web-Connectivity Test, for example, is designed to examine whether access to websites is blocked through DNS tampering, TCP/IP blocking, or a transparent HTTP proxy.
As a precaution, F-Secure recommends administrators to block access to all WMF files at HTTP proxy and SMTP level and filter the following domains at corporate firewalls - toolbarbiz.biz, toolbarsite.biz, toolbartraff.biz, toolbarurl.biz, buytoolbar.biz, buytraff.biz, iframebiz.biz, iframecash.biz, iframesite.biz, iframetraff.biz, iframeurl.biz and freecat.biz.
Connectivity is enhanced by support of many different types of firewall/proxy server, including HTTP proxy, application level FTP firewalls, SOCKS 4/4a and SOCKS 5 proxies.
The first is protocol enforcement, where only valid HTTP commands are passed by an HTTP proxy, preventing tunneling attacks.
Mecredy said that the new toolbar uses a local HTTP proxy and a list of sites and rules compiled by EarthLink's fraud department and eBay.
Users can work on multiple SOCKS or HTTP proxy connections, to balance the load on different proxy servers.
Unlike a WAP gateway, which is only able to access WML content, the HTTP proxy server enables operators to directly access a wider range of Internet content through the standard TCP/IP Internet protocol.
The wireless Web connection includes the Blazer[TM] browser, customizable bookmarks, quick loading times, support for multiple markup languages including HTML, WAP, cHTML, and xHTML, 128-bit security, support for cookies, and support for HTTP proxy servers.