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32 <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
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65 <H2>The Questions</H2>
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69 <LI VALUE="9"><STRONG>Features</STRONG>
71 <LI><A HREF="#proxy">Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?</A>
73 <LI><A HREF="#multiviews">What are "multiviews"?</A>
75 <LI><A HREF="#putsupport">Why can't I publish to my Apache server
76 using PUT on Netscape Gold and other programs?</A>
78 <LI><A HREF="#SSL-i">Why doesn't Apache include SSL?</A>
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96 <STRONG>Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?</STRONG>
99 Apache version 1.1 and above comes with a
100 <A HREF="../mod/mod_proxy.html">proxy module</A>.
101 If compiled in, this will make Apache act as a caching-proxy server.
106 <LI><A NAME="multiviews">
107 <STRONG>What are "multiviews"?</STRONG>
110 "Multiviews" is the general name given to the Apache
111 server's ability to provide language-specific document variants in
112 response to a request. This is documented quite thoroughly in the
113 <A HREF="../content-negotiation.html" REL="Help">content negotiation</A>
114 description page. In addition, <CITE>Apache Week</CITE> carried an
115 article on this subject entitled
116 "<A HREF="http://www.apacheweek.com/features/negotiation" REL="Help"
117 ><CITE>Content Negotiation Explained</CITE></A>".
122 <LI><A NAME="putsupport">
123 <STRONG>Why can't I publish to my Apache server using PUT on
124 Netscape Gold and other programs?</STRONG>
127 Because you need to install and configure a script to handle
128 the uploaded files. This script is often called a "PUT" handler.
129 There are several available, but they may have security problems.
130 Using FTP uploads may be easier and more secure, at least for now.
131 For more information, see the <CITE>Apache Week</CITE> article
132 <A HREF="http://www.apacheweek.com/features/put"
133 ><CITE>Publishing Pages with PUT</CITE></A>.
139 <STRONG>Why doesn't Apache include SSL?</STRONG>
142 SSL (Secure Socket Layer) data transport requires encryption, and many
143 governments have restrictions upon the import, export, and use of
144 encryption technology. If Apache included SSL in the base package,
145 its distribution would involve all sorts of legal and bureaucratic
146 issues, and it would no longer be freely available. Also, some of
147 the technology required to talk to current clients using SSL is
148 patented by <A HREF="http://www.rsa.com/">RSA Data Security</A>,
149 who restricts its use without a license.
152 Some SSL implementations of Apache are available, however; see the
153 "<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/related_projects.html"
154 >related projects</A>"
155 page at the main Apache web site.
158 You can find out more about this topic in the <CITE>Apache Week</CITE>
160 <A HREF="http://www.apacheweek.com/features/ssl" REL="Help"
161 ><CITE>Apache and Secure Transactions</CITE></A>.
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