Re: Proxy Servers

Lawson Burnett ( (no email) )
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 08:11:23 -0600

If your primary interest is security there are two things I think you
should consider: 1. a proxy server isn't nearly as secure as a firewall.
2. a separate machine acting only as the firewall is definately better (for
security).

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> From: Kurt A. Butzin, DDS <kurt@molar.net>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com; winnt@listserv.optimedia.co.il
> Subject: Proxy Servers
> Date: Tuesday, April 22, 1997 3:06 AM
>
> We are currently running without a proxy server, and looking at
installing
> one, I have a couple of questions.
>
> 1) Do we need a separate machine, or can we install it on our web server.

> This machine is a dual Pentium pro 150 with 96megs. We have to NIC's in

> it one to the outside ( our DNS, MAIL and the router) and another to the
> internal net.
>
> 2) Any recommendations on a particular product, our primary interest is
> security.
>
>
> Kurt A. Butzin, DDS
> President
> Molarnet Technologies, Inc. (An Internet Solutions Provider)
>
> kurt@molar.net, kurt@butzin.com, postmaster@molar.net,
webmaster@molar.net
>
> http://www.butzin.com http://www.molar.net
>
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