RE: Teleworking

[Charles Mitchell <charles () research datalocate net>]

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Gunn, Jeff wrote:

> but I know our telecom guys were happier with it for external access
> than a traditional VPN because it's really more of a reverse proxy than a
> real VPN solution, so it can be more secure.

Will you explain in more detail what you mean by 'reverse proxy' in this
situation & the advantages/disadvantages in security over traditional VPN
technologies ?

-- 
Thanks in advance

Charles Mitchell
datalocate.net

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