The Apache::Gateway module implements a gateway using LWP with assorted optional features. From the HTTP/1.1 draft, a gateway is:
[a] server which acts as an intermediary for some other server. Unlike a proxy, a gateway receives requests as if it were the origin server for the requested resource; the requesting client may not be aware that it is communicating with a gateway.
Features:
Standard gateway features implemented using LWP
Automatic failover with mirrored instances
Multiplexing
Pattern-dependent gatewaying
FTP directory gatewaying
Timestamp correction
Available from CPAN. See the module manpage for more information.
 
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