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nginx [engine x] is a HTTP server and mail proxy server.
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The basic HTTP features:
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* Handling of static files, index files, and autoindexing; open file
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descriptor cache.
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* Accelerated reverse proxying without caching, simple load balancing
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and fault tolerance.
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* Accelerated support without caching of remote FastCGI servers,
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simple load balancing and fault tolerance.
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* Modular architecture. Filters include gzipping, byte ranges,
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chunked responses, and SSI. Multiple SSI inclusions within a
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single page can be processed in parallel if they are handled by
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FastCGI or proxied servers.
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* SSL and TLS SNI support.
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Mail 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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* User authentication using an external HTTP authentication server
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and connection redirection to internal SMTP backend.
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* Authentication methods:
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o POP3: USER/PASS, APOP, AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5
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o IMAP: LOGIN, AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5
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o SMTP: AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5
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* SSL support.
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* STARTTLS and STLS support.
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Documentation on nginx can be found on the wiki:
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http://wiki.nginx.org/
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