Subj : question
To   : Bob Seaborn
From : David Calafrancesco
Date : Thu Apr 10 2003 08:34 am

Bob Seaborn wrote in a message to David Calafrancesco:

 >
 >BS> Does anyone have any idea how to _stop_ OS/2 Warp 4 (FP12) from
 >BS> acting as a proxy server for _anyone/anywhere_ when connected to
 >BS> the internet?
 >
 > You would have to start the proxy software... I don't believe there is
 > one enabled by default. I don't have a proxy software running here... Or
 > is the question how do you configure the proxy software to only answer
 > for certain IP addresses?

 BS>       Nope, I don't want proxy for _any_ addresses.

 >
 > I just did a search of my system and it doesn't even have a file *proxy*
 > except for some garbage dll's included in netscape.

 BS>       ditto

 >
 > So, what proxy software is it as it doesn't appear to be a standard
 > package in OS2?


 BS>       There isn't any, that's the problem.  It all seems contained
 BS> within the webserver software, called PowerWeb, which is no longer
 BS> supported, nor available, and I cannot see how to disable it.

Ahh... that would explain it... have you considered using apache instead? It is 
likely a far superior software, and under current development. I have never 
used powerweb and until this point hadn't even heard of it. Does it use text 
files for configuration the way the gods intended or does it use one of them 
gooey configs? 

What type of web content are you serving (static pages or cgi's) and is there 
anything you are serving that requires powerweb or can it be replaced with 
apache? 

Dave Calafrancesco, Team OS/2
dave@drakkar.org

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