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From: stevec@starnetc.com (stephen chan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: What is a proxy server
Date: 16 May 1997 00:13:58 GMT
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Beginner's question:

What exactly is a proxy server?


Thanks everyone.
Stephen