Proxy Services uses caching to accelerate Internet performance and optimize WAN bandwidth use. Proxy Services also allows protocol filtering and improves security by hiding private network domain names and addresses, and sending all requests through a single gateway.
You can use the service as an application proxy for such services as HTTP, Gopher, FTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Domain Name System (DNS), RealAudio*, and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). You can also use the service as a protocol filter to prevent certain kinds of user connections or as a gateway to hide the names and addresses of internal systems so that the gateway is the only hostname known outside the system.
This section explains the tasks you complete to set up Novell® BorderManager® 3.7 Proxy Services.
NOTE: This section describes the tasks required to set up an initial implementation of the Proxy Services. For planning and conceptual information about Proxy Services, refer to the Novell BorderManager 3.7 Overview and Planning Guide, available in the online documentation. Make sure you understand this information before setting up and configuring Proxy Services.