Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol
draft-ietf-wrec-wpad-01
| Document | Type |
Expired Internet-Draft
(wrec WG)
Expired & archived
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| Authors | Charles E. Perkins , Josh Cohen , Martin Dunsmuir , Paul A. Gauthier , Ian Cooper , John W. Cohen M.A. | ||
| Last updated | 1999-07-29 | ||
| RFC stream | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
| Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
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| Additional resources | Mailing list discussion | ||
| Stream | WG state | WG Document | |
| Document shepherd | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| Telechat date | (None) | ||
| Responsible AD | (None) | ||
| Send notices to | (None) |
This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft is available in these formats:
Abstract
A mechanism is needed to permit web clients to locate nearby web proxy caches. Current best practice is for end users to hand configure their web client (i.e., browser) with the URL of an 'auto configuration file'. In large environments this presents a formidable support problem. It would be much more manageable for the web client software to automatically learn the configuration information for its web proxy settings. This is typically referred to as a resource discovery problem.
Authors
Charles E. Perkins
Josh Cohen
Martin Dunsmuir
Paul A. Gauthier
Ian Cooper
John W. Cohen M.A.
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