Update mod_proxy docs, add common topics section.

This module is contained in the <code>mod_proxy.c</code> file, and

is not compiled in by default. It provides for a caching proxy server.

It is only available in Apache 1.1 and later.

It is only available in Apache 1.1 and later. Common configuration

questions are addressed <a href="#config">here</a>.

<h3>Note:</h3>

<p>This module is experimental. Use at your own risk.</p>

<p>This module was experimental in Apache 1.1.x. As of Apache 1.2, mod_proxy

stability is *greatly* improved.<p>

<h2>Summary</h2>

  NoCache joes.garage.com some.host.co.uk wotsamattau.edu

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Note that 'wotsamattau' would also be sufficient to match 'wotsamattau.edu'.

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<a name="configs"><h2>Common configuration topics</h2></a>

<ul>

<li><a href="#access">Controlling access to your proxy</a>

<li><a href="#shortname">Using Netscape hostname shortcuts</a>

<li><a href="#mimetypes">Why doesn't file type <i>xxx</i> download via FTP?</a>

</ul>

<a name="access"><h2>Controlling access to your proxy</h2>

You can control who can access your proxy via the normal <Directory>

control block using the following example:<p>

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<Directory proxy:*>

order allow,deny

deny from [machines you'd like not to allow by IP address or name]

allow from all

</Directory>

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<a name="shortname"><h2>Using Netscape hostname shortcuts</h2>

There is an optional patch to the proxy module to allow Netscape-like

hostname shortcuts to be used. It's available

<a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/contrib/patches/1.2/netscapehost.patch">

here</a>.<p>

<a name="mimetypes"><h2>Why doesn't file type <i>xxx</i> download via FTP?</h2>

You probably don't have that particular file type defined as

<i>application/octet-stream</i> in your proxy's mime.types configuration

file. A useful line can be<p>

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application/octet-stream        bin dms lha lzh exe class tgz taz

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