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metaprox

#! /usr/local/bin/perl # $Id: metaprox.pl,v 1.91 2004/07/04 14:29:34 user Exp $ =head1 NAME metaprox - an HTTP meta-proxy (i.e., a proxy proxy) =head1 SYNOPSIS metaprox [--port=8338] [--database=/tmp/foo] [--daemon] =head1 DESCRIPTION Are you having problems accessing certain web sites through privacy-enhancing web proxies like squid, ijb and privoxy? Perhaps you'd like to go through proxies for some web sites and not others? If so, you're in luck. This program allows you to do just that. This program works as an HTTP proxy. In other words, you configure your web browser to send requests to it. It examines the request URL and looks up the domain name in an internal table. This table, coupled with a default, determines which proxy, if any, to which it should forward requests. If it should not use a proxy, it forwards it to the ultimate destination directly. This proxy is different than others in that it does not require nor use a configuration file. This proxy recognizes certain HTTP requests as commands for it to execute. Currently it recognizes URLs with any of the hostnames of the machine it is running on, as long as the port number is correct. In other words, if you are running this proxy on your local machine, then telling your web browser to fetch "http://localhost:8338/" will be recognized by metaprox and you will see the metaprox GUI in your browser. You may always use "metaprox" as a special case, even if that is not one of your machine's hostnames. You should avoid configuring any domains as not requiring a proxy in your browser or via the no_proxy environment variable. This program is designed to replace that functionality. This is a win because you can use multiple web browsers and not worry about configuring them individually. =head1 INSTALLATION You will probably need to run the following commands to use this program: # perl -MCPAN -e shell cpan> force install POE cpan> force install POE::Component::Client::HTTP Sadly, I have never gotten POE to instal

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