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# Multi-Threaded Web Proxy
# CIS432
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AUTHOR
Sze Yan Li
DESCRIPTION
A simple multi-threaded web proxy
- Assumes client input is always valid or correct.
- Handles HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/1.0, GET, CONNECT
- Debug shows opening and closing threads
* Tested on IX on Firefox, Google Chrome. Confirmed working for:
- cs.uoregon.edu
- spur.uoregon.edu
- ix.cs.uoregon.edu
- cnn.com
- ebay.com
- etc
THANKS/CREDITS
Python documentation
- http://docs.python.org/2/howto/sockets.html
Python tutorial on socket exceptions
- http://ilab.cs.byu.edu/python/socket/exceptions.html
Python tutorial on threading
- http://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_multithreading.htm
Python tutorial on web proxies
- http://luugiathuy.com/2011/03/simple-web-proxy-python/
RELEVANT FILES
'proxy.py' - contains web proxy program
SETUP
Set up your proxy settings in the browser with the following:
- default host: localhost
- default port: 22591
* to change any of the above, please edit directly in the code
BUILD/RUN
'make' - to run proxy.py. Can also type: 'python proxy.py'