Re^3: Inconsistent errors when trying to establish SSL-connection

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in thread Inconsistent errors when trying to establish SSL-connection

Thanks for the pointer to RFC 2817, which explains a lot. It does still leave me wondering quite what the purpose is of using a proxy in such a situation. It can't be caching because the proxy cannot read the content and it can't be monitoring for the same reason. Any thoughts?

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Re^4: Inconsistent errors when trying to establish SSL-connection by noxxi (Pilgrim) on Oct 01, 2016 at 14:26 UTC
A proxy is not necessarily a caching proxy. Often proxies are employed at firewalls or similar to enforce policies which sites can be visited and to filter traffic. In these cases use of a proxy is mandatory, i.e. there is no direct way to the internet.	[reply]

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