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List:       apache-httpd-users
Subject:    Re: [users@httpd] Apache Proxy for non-web protocols
From:       Nick Kew <nick () webthing ! com>
Date:       2011-10-31 15:40:19
Message-ID: 20111031154019.1d19c2ac () baldur
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:32:49 +0000
Richard Thomas <Richard.Thomas@the-logic-group.com> wrote:

> I've read that it can proxy http, ftp etc, but I want it to proxy protocols that it \
> does not know about.

The most generic answer is that mod_proxy offers a modular framework
for handling backend protocols.  So HTTP is implemented by mod_proxy_http,
FTP by mod_proxy_ftp, etc.  This can be extended to other protocols,
as well as pseudo-protocols.

For specific cases, other answers may apply.

-- 
Nick Kew

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