Setting Up Proxy Services

Proxy Services uses caching to accelerate Internet performance and optimize WAN bandwidth use. Proxy Services also allow 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 the following services:

• HTTP, Gopher, FTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Domain Name System (DNS), RealAudio*, and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP).
• As a protocol filter to prevent certain kinds of user connections.
• 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^® 3.8 Proxy Services.

• Proxy Services Prerequisites
• Setting Up an HTTP Proxy Server
• Setting Up an HTTP Accelerator Server
• Blocking Virus Requests in HTTP Accelerator
• Setting Up an FTP Proxy Server
• Setting Up an FTP Accelerator Server
• Setting Up a Mail Proxy Server
• Setting Up a News Proxy Server
• Setting Up a Generic Proxy Server
• Setting Up DNS Proxy
• Setting Up RealAudio and RTSP Proxies
• Setting Up the SOCKS Client (Upstream)
• Setting Up HTTP Transparent Proxy
• Setting Up Telnet Transparent Proxy
• Setting Up Proxy Authentication
• Completing Advanced Setup, Configuration, and Management Tasks

NOTE:  This section describes the tasks required to set up an initial implementation of Proxy Services. For planning and conceptual information about Proxy Services, refer to Novell BorderManager 3.8 Overview and Planning Guide.