Web proxy servers

Examples of web proxy servers (list is not exhaustive):

• Apache with mod_proxy
• Internet Information Services configured as proxy (module Application Request Routing provides advanced options)
• nginx
• Privoxy
• Squid
• Varnish which is reverse proxy only
• WinGate    

  Overview & Discussions

  
  
  • Comparison of lightweight web servers
  • Comparison of web servers
  • Transparent SMTP proxy
  • Web accelerator which discusses host-based HTTP acceleration
  • Web cache
    

    Proxifiers

    
    There are client programs that "SOCKS-ify",^[13] which allows adaptation of any networked software to connect to external networks via certain types of proxy servers (mostly SOCKS).
    
  • Comparison of proxifiers

    Diverse Topics

     
    
    • Application layer firewall
    • Captive portal
    • Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse
    • Internet privacy
    • Proxy list
    • SOCKS an alternative firewall traversal protocol supported by many applications