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[Richard]

On Sunday 21 April 2002 6:40 pm, Leon Brooks wrote:
> On Sunday 21 April 2002 18:14, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > The problem now is that many
> > websites have headers that require the browser to download again and
> > again for stat counting etc.
>
> Good argument for a proxy. Quote:
>
>     reload-into-ims changes client no-cache or ``reload'' to
>     If-Modified-Since requests. Doing this VIOLATES the HTTP
>     standard. Enabling this feature could make you liable for
>     problems, which it causes.
>
> It doesn't for me.
>
> Running your own cacheing BIND saves a surprising amount of time too. Just
> keep that large, bug-prone piece of software up to date, and tell it to
> only allow queries from the LAN. Likewise, only open Squid on an internal
> interface.
>
> Cheers; Leon

Would you recomend using a proxy and/or bind even if you only have a single 
user machine (dial up modem)? If so, where would bind send it's request?