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nginx [engine x] is a HTTP server and IMAP/POP3 proxy server.
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The basic HTTP features:
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* Handling of the static files, index files, and autoindexing
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* Accelerated reverse proxying without caching, simple load
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balancing and fault tolerance
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* Accelerated support without caching of the remote FastCGI
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servers, simple load balancing and fault tolerance
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* Modular architecture, filters including gzipping, byte
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ranges, chunked responses, and SSI-filter; Several subrequests
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in one page handling in SSI-filter via FastCGI or proxy
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running in parallel
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* the SSL support
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The IMAP/POP3 proxy server features:
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* User redirection to IMAP/POP3 backend using an external HTTP
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authentication server
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* Plain text authentication (LOGIN, USER/PASS)
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* SSL and STARTTLS support
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