[Web4lib] Proxy-servers

[Robin]

Good point; I don't administer it myself, just talk to the admin when it does need a change. Mea culpa. 



-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Jordan [mailto:mjordan at sfu.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:18 PM
To: Robin
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Proxy-servers

We use it too and I'd second that it's a great product, but..

----- "Robin" <robin at stcharleslibrary.org> wrote:

> it seems to be set-and-forget.
 
You do need to maintain the config file diligently so it remains transparent, and you need to plan how you route off-campus users through ezproxy in order for it to do its job. There are various successful strategies for both of these requirements however.

Mark

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