Re: This sounds like a security disaster just waiting to happen...

[Steve Pirk <orion () pirk com>]

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Larry Seltzer wrote:

> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/branchcache.aspx
> > > This link redirects to Windows homepage now.
>
> Not for me. I'll violate some copyrights by reproducing the main text of
> the page here:
>
> Improve application responsiveness with BranchCache
> Increase branch office user productivity
...
> When IT enables BranchCache, a copy of
> data accessed from an intranet web site or a file server is cached
> locally within the branch office. When another user on the same network
> requests the file, the user gets access to the content almost
> immediately as it is downloaded from the local cache rather than over a
> limited bandwidth connection back to headquarters.
> Flexible Architecture
...

So, Microsoft has implemented a squid like server as part of their gateway 
solution for office connections to the net. If done correctly, sould be 
safe enough, no?

-steve
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