Talk:Reverse proxy

message: I've added Cherokee  to the "Servers used commercially" section, as I myself am using it commercially (as a web server and reverse proxy). The title of said section suggests some servers should be included, while others shouldn't. Is this correct? Also, I think this section might be more at home in an article of its own (e.g. "List of load balancing servers" or "Comparison of load balancing servers"). PPvG (talk) 21:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of servers 

message: * Rewrote the first couple sentences.  I hope I improved it as it was a bit clunky.  I tried to express what a RP does in a way all can understand.  (Forgot to log in, it was me) RebelBodhi (talk) 20:31, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grammar 

message: From the article:
# Fastream IQRP is a scalable (10,000 concurrent users) and secure reverse proxy for Windows. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.153.228.8 (talk) 01:53, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page contains what looks like advertising 

message: Doesn't Wikipedia use a reverse proxy system? - Ta bu shi da yu 08:11, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hmmm... 

message: The article uses the terms "outbound" and "inbound" to describe the direction of web-traffic without stating whether this is from the client's or the server's point of view. This distinction is vital for understanding the difference between a proxy and a reverse proxy. This is confusing. Perhaps the terms "request" and "response" should be used, as that is not ambiguous.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.7.54.18 (talk) 10:21, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  In-bound and out-bound are relative terms 

message: I'm deleting the first sentence of the article because it doesn't make sense.  (Or it is just plain wrong, depending on one's viewpoint).
Sentence was, "... proxy server that is installed on a server network or on network equipment."  There are networks. "Server" is not descriptive of the type of network -- a network doesn't have much use if it has no clients.  Of course, there are also peer-to-peer networks, but there are not "peer" (lack of another term) networks.  It this latter usage the two terms are mutually exclusive in that the "peer" necessarily is not the "nework" in question. 
The term "server" refers to a process that manages a resource.  A "web" server manages resources intended to be accessed from the web, usually using either port 80 or port 443.  The SSH server manages access to the protocol that answers a request for connecting to it.  This is usually port 22.
A proxy server manages access to a proxy which, in common usage, implies web access.  In this case, it serves as a proxy and imitates a client.  A reverse proxy imitates a server.  For a reference, check out the Apache docs.  Using Google, to find "define:reverse proxy" should result in a link to apache documents, for that server: http://rbt.phs.com.tw/manual/glossary.html.
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Kernel.package (talk) 18:51, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Server network? 

message: I moved the following (anonymous) comments from the top of this talk page to this section, as I believe these uses (spoon feeding and architecture shielding) are now sufficiently explained in the article itself.
PPvG (talk) 21:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uses explained 

message: Should we convert the "list" section into its own page, perhaps a Comparison of reverse proxy software? It seems to me that there are enough differences to make a comparison page useful, sort of like the one for web servers.  ◉ ghoti 20:03, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  List/Comparison? 

message: This article contains way to many links. Wikipedia is not to be used as a directory or list of links (see WP:NOTDIRECTORY). Additionally, external links must be encyclopedic and improve the page (see WP:EL).
I've added a link to a search for "reverse proxy servers" at the Open Directory Project in preparation for removing the link farm. If anyone wants to comment, now is the time to do so. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 18:25, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  WAY too many links 

message: I found this sentence to be an excellent example of word selection to convey meaning: "Contrary to a forward proxy, which is an intermediary for its associated clients to contact any server, a reverse proxy is an intermediary for its associated servers to be contacted by any client." As I read it, especially the last part, and as someone who has a pet peeve about such things, I immediately understood the term. Kudos to the author.Terp02 (talk) 14:23, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  User Comment 

message: The first sentence includes:
"a reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that retrieves resources on behalf of a client"
The fourth sentence includes:
"In other words, a proxy acts on behalf of the client(s), while a reverse proxy acts on behalf of the server(s)"
These 2 expressions seem to be in direct opposition to each other. If the use of "on behalf" is ambiguous, perhaps the term should be avoided or clarified with additional context.
Hansifer (talk) 18:38, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the later usage to 'is associated with'. You're right, 'on behalf' is confusing because everything is always happening in response to a client request, so it some ways everything is acting on behalf of a client, even the server. - MrOllie (talk) 19:20, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  apparent contradiction in first paragraph 

message: Reading this article, I feel like there should be some mention of how reverse proxy servers are heavily used within content delivery networks. There is mention here about reverse proxies providing caching, but there is no specific mention of usage by CDNs. I don't have cycles right now to come up with the appropriate text, but thought I would flag it here in case someone else has the time to do so before I get a chance to think about it more. A challenge may be to find neutral sources. A quick web search on "reverse proxy in a cdn" brings up a number of pages explaining how reverse proxies are used by CDNs, but almost all the initial pages I could see are written by CDN companies. More searching may be required to find more neutral sources.  (Note: I also see that the companion CDN page - Content_delivery_network#Technology - could use some additional text mentioning the role of reverse proxy servers inside a CDN.) - Dyork (talk) 06:53, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add text about reverse proxy usage in CDNs?