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List: apache-modproxy-dev
Subject: Re: Suggestions for mod_proxy
From: Timothy Stone <citylists () petmystone ! com>
Date: 2003-08-07 12:26:49
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Timothy Stone wrote:
> Greetings mod_proxy developers:
>
> Normally, I would not bother a developer list, but certain requirements
> in a recent project sparked my desire to post a suggestion for mod_proxy.
>
> The directive: ProxyBlock has very broad or very narrow application.
>
> For example:
>
> ProxyBlock *
>
> Effectively disables Apache as a proxy.
>
> Opposite is:
>
> ProxyBlock .playboy.com .hustler.com .wired.com
>
> which is a very grandular approach.
>
> There is not an "in-between". Specifically, I was handed requirements to
> set up a "kiosk-like" box that served local content, but could go to
> Mapquest if desired. So my initial idea was to set Apache up as a proxy
> that would block traffic to all websites /except/ Mapquest.
>
I knew that I must have been missing a piece of the puzzle. Thanks to
Andrew Braund for pointing me to the configuration guidelines for a
"URL-Restricted Proxy" available in the Apache 1.3 URL Rewriting Guide
(http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/rewriteguide.html).
Warmest Regards,
Tim
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