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Summary: Too elementry - for no experienced beginner only
Review: If you have no experience in Internet network technology then read this book for basic terminologies and overview; otherwise, you will be disappointed because this book lack of depth in all areas. For example, load-balancing chapter only consists of nine pages including tables, sidebar, and sample JavaScript. If this book were printed in regular textbook font then this chapter would be only 3 pages in length..
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Summary: Thorough and useful...
Review: If you're even considering a book on web proxy servers, you've found the right one with this book by Ari. In my job, I was tasked with debugging some issues involving proxy servers. And I can say the book helped me for sure. The book covers some general theory, and also has a lot of detailed stuff about the HTTP protocol and its interaction with proxy servers. Some other useful chapters were on reverse proxys and troubleshooting.
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Summary: Thorough and useful...
Review: If you're even considering a book on web proxy servers, you've found the right one with this book by Ari. In my job, I was tasked with debugging some issues involving proxy servers. And I can say the book helped me for sure. The book covers some general theory, and also has a lot of detailed stuff about the HTTP protocol and its interaction with proxy servers. Some other useful chapters were on reverse proxys and troubleshooting.
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Summary: Succinct, thorough and utterly invaluable.
Review: There are only two people on the planet who have gotten DNS to work and stay working: Rocket scientists and people that read "DNS & BIND".Today, Proxy serveres are a lot like DNS was a couple years ago, not getting a lot of press, not very sexy, but very important to the effective function of many networks. And like DNS was a couple years ago, you can read the RFC's and the manual, but you really want one book that will make you look like a genius. For Proxy servers, this is the book for you. Ari has done a fanstic job of covering all aspects or Proxy Servers. He provides clear descriptions of all the basics, but also touches on all the advanced "what if" topics where answers are hard to find. (NOTE: I provide Proxy Server support for Netscape Communications, but the opinions expessed here are soley my own.)
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Summary: It's all here... almost!
Review: This book is written by the guy who practically invented the HTTP proxy server. It covers the HTTP proxying protocol and the history of its evolution very well and in very thorough detail. Unfortunately, while the book would be fantastic (5 stars) for any proxy administrator--overkill, perhaps--it isn't quite thorough enough for the developers. Right now I'm struggling with creating a proxy server in Java and the road block I've come across is with SSL support. While the requirements of the proxy server in an SSL handshake scenario is thoroughly listed in this book, there are no warnings or gotchas for the programmer to look out for in this area. In fact, there isn't any C/C++/Java source code in this book at all, only text, diagrams, and sample HTTP conversations. The book is somewhat dated, but no worries, it covers HTTP 1.1 and below.
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Summary: Only good for beginners
Review: This is a good book for beginners, but if you are a professional looking for any kind of deployment or reference material, you're probably better off saving your money and reading whitepapers available from any proxy vendor (CacheFlow, Inktomi, Network Appliance) web site.
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Summary: The concept cannot be more clear
Review: This is accurate, brief and clear book. Worth buyin
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