Re: unique hosts, NetCruiser, Prodigy

pp003030@interramp.com
Tue, 7 Feb 1995 09:40:47 -0800

Glenn Fleischman wrote:
>>(A caching proxy is a gateway between an internal network -- whether that's
>>Prodigy or a major corp. -- that queries remote hosts for data and then
>>feeds it to the requesting "inside" individual. It also caches a copy of
>>the data for later retrieval based on certain criteria. What those criteria
>>are, I'd like to know.)
>
>--Jeff Rawlings
>I'd like to know, too. Caching in this way has the potential to wreak havoc
>on sites that use stateful servers. The ability of such sites track each
>individual who accesses their server could be severely hampered, which
>would, in turn, interfere with ordering and all of the other applications
>of state identification (such as accurrate user counts).

Wouldn't servers that require a user to enter a password before entry (a la
Hotwired) eliminate this problem?

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