openbsd-ports/www/transproxy/pkg/DESCR
sthen f569820aa4 Suggest that people use route-to instead, it's more reliable (but keep the
package around for now in case there are any special cases, and to simplify
upgrades). ok aja@
2011-04-14 08:56:39 +00:00

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transproxy - transparently proxy HTTP and other requests.
This program is used with pf(4) to intercept things like http requests and
divert them to a www proxy server (eg: squid), without requiring user
intervention or configuration.
It accepts connections on the redirected port, connects to the real proxy
server and transports data between the two sockets.
Unlike some other transparent proxy solutions, this does not require the
proxy to run on the machine itself.
In most cases, it is preferable to use PF "route-to" rules rather than
transproxy; relayd(8) can health-check the proxy and add these rules
dynamically if required. The transproxy package is kept for special
cases and to simplify upgrades.