proxy v. proxy

[Stacy Pober]

We are using, and are extremely happy with EZproxy.  It's technically a
URL rewriter rather than a proxy server per se.  

For those of our databases that have IP filtered access, we have
embedded the EZproxy URL into the URL for the database.  EZproxy checks
if the incoming request comes from an on-campus or off-campus IP.  If
it's on-campus, the user is sent directly to the site.  If not, the user
is prompted to log in with their library barcode.  (Other EZproxy users
use different authentication schemes.) 

We've had very few problems with it, and most of those problems have
been minor.  There's an EZproxy email discussion list: 
ezproxy at ls.suny.edu
Subscribe through this address: lyris at ls.suny.edu

Hope this helps,
Stacy

web4lib at webjunction.org wrote:
> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:42:35 -0500 (EST)
> From: Bob Jones <bjones at unf.edu>
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Subject: Proxy v. Proxy
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> We are using an Apache proxy server, providing the services both on port
> 80 and port 8888.  Our users are encountering more and more problems as
> our users use ISPs which also proxy servers (AOL, freenet) and use newer
> browsers (Netscape 6).  These clashing proxy problems appear to be getting
> worse and worse.
> 
> Is there a proxy technology (pre-empting the user's IP address with a
> another IP address for purposes of accessing subscription databases and
> services) that somehow always works (prevails)?  Specific product
> recommendations would be welcome!
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Bob Jones                                    mailto:bjones at unf.edu
> Head, Public Services Division and Systems Coordinator
> University of North Florida Library          http://www.unf.edu/library/
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-- 
Stacy Pober
Information Alchemist
Manhattan College Libraries
Riverdale, NY 10471
http://www.manhattan.edu/library