Proxy Cache Decommissioning Information
Background
A Proxy Cache is a server which stores a local copy of web and ftp information to avoid repeated retrievals of the same information from the original source, which is often an overseas web site.
The Proxy Cache server farms were built by Telstra across Australia to enhance the backbone network performance, conserve Internet bandwidth and reduce latency for the Internet users.
With the emerging new technologies, the backbone network performance has increased many times over and so these servers are now redundant. Telstra has marked Proxy Cache (servers) for decommissioning.
This will not have any effect on the internet access and its performance for Telstra Customers. The steps below provide information on detaching the customer systems of Proxy Cache settings configured earlier.
Servers
Please select the software from the list below and follow the instructions from the link.
Browsers, Automatic Configuration
If the proxy is configured on your browser, delete the newproxy.pac file setting from your web browser proxy setup dialog. The entry to be deleted would be: http://www.telstra.net/newproxy.pac
The steps to remove the configuration can be found from the links below depending on the browser you are using:
Netscape** Navigator/Communicator Version 4.5 Automatic Configuration removal
Microsoft*** Internet Explorer 4.x Automatic Configuration removal
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Automatic Configuration removal for Modems
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Automatic Configuration removal for LANs
Browsers, Manual Configuration
To remove the manual settings from your browser, please follow the steps mentioned in the links below. Please choose the link based on your browser
Netscape** Navigator/Communicator Version 4.5 Manual Configuration removal
Microsoft*** Internet Explorer 4.x Manual Configurationremoval
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Manual Configuration removal for Modems
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Manual Configuration removal for LANs
Web Proxy Auto Discovery Protocol
Currently, the customers whose browsers support the Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol must be using the DNS name wpad.cache.telstra.net in the suppliers DNS field.
This DNS name has to be deleted from the supplier WPAD field to disable the proxy settings.
