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Re: Digex transparent proxying


From: Mark Milhollan <mlm () ftel net>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 12:34:46 -0700

Karl Denninger writes:
(performance for the FIRST fetch through a proxy
is SLOWER - it HAS TO BE, since the proxy must first get the data before it
can pass it on).

It doesn't have to -- think cut-thru switching.  I've no idea if
any/enough of the proxies do this.


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