Proxy servers, really what are they?

WWW Mailing list common A/c. (wwwtalk@fcpl.fcpl.ernet.in)
Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:54:16 +0100

Subject: Proxy server..

Hello!
I am fairly a novice in the world of Web.
I would like to know what are proxy servers and can a server like NCSA HTTPD
for Windows work as a proxy server. I read the FAQ on this subject but couldnot
get much information.
Are there any security related implications regarding this?

Thanks much in advance for all the feedback!

/cvr
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