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Proxy Rules Example—Routing Requests with Nested Conditions

The example file proxyrules_example6.xml file routes SPS requests based on the hostname, certain headers, and device types. This file demonstrates how the SPS can handle complex relationships in a single configuration file.

In the file, the <nete:forward>URL</nete:forward> elements must be located on the same line. In the example, the </nete:forward> closing tags sometimes appear on a separate line due to space constraints, however, a line break in an actual proxy rules file causes an error. The SPS interprets line breaks before the </nete:forward> closing tag as characters that are part of the URL contained in the nete:forward element.

The following table illustrates the results of requests using proxy rules with nested conditions.

Requested URL

Forwarded URL

http://banking.company.com/index.wml

http://wireless.company.com/banking/index.wml

http://banking.company.com/index.html

http://server1.company.com/banking/index.html

http://bondtrading.company.com/index.html

with a header value of GOLD_USER="yes"

http://fast.company.com/bondtrading/index.html

http://bondtrading.company.com/index.html

with a header value of GOLD_USER="no"

http://server2.company.com/bondtrading/index.html

http://www.company.com/index.wml

with a USER_AGENT header value that contains a wireless device name

http://home.company.com/
wireless/index.wml

http://www.company.com/index.html

with a USER_AGENT header value that does not contains a wireless device name

http://home.company.com/index.html