RE: ID: Proxy autoconfig

David W. Morris (dwm@xpasc.com)
Wed, 9 Apr 1997 21:50:43 -0700 (PDT)


On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Yaron Goland wrote:

> provisions for how to get updated proxy information. Rather than filling
> DHCP up with endless URLs for every service, why not just use it as an
> entry point?

One problem I see is that this approach would require yet another server
to be available on a 7x24 basis (in addition to DHCP and DNS). This must
be OK, but the reliability issues should be considered carefully.

Dave MOrris