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305 Use Proxy

Meaning

The requested resource is available only through a proxy, whose address is provided in the response. Many clients (browsers) do not support this response for security reasons.

When to Use

In older HTTP/1.1 usage, when a server wanted to indicate that the client must use a proxy to access the requested resource.

Example

A server returns 305 Use Proxy with a Location or Proxy-redirect header that instructs the client to use a specific proxy server for this resource.

When Not to Use

Do not use in modern applications. Most user-agents ignore 305 for security reasons, and it is deprecated in HTTP/1.1.

Source

RFC 2616 (deprecated)


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