We are looking for the ProxyHandler implementation of HTTP request handler. This will allow us to configure the Tomcat Http server as proxy server and build the application for creating the Http Tunnel This HTTP Tunnel can be used to take over a HTTP connection in order to tunnel another protocol over it
Are you asking for a ProxyHandler to be created?
We are looking for the HTTP CONNECT handler in the Tomcat HTTP/1.1 server We are looking for the following RFC implementation with the tomcat server http://www.web-cache.com/Writings/Internet-Drafts/draft-luotonen-web-proxy-tunneling-01.txt Jetty Server supports the proxyHandler http://www.mortbay.com/software/Jetty.html#Proxy
This enhancement request has been open for a number of years without any sign of progress. Requests for this feature do crop up occasionally on the users list but clearly no-one has felt the urge to scratch this particular itch. I am therefore closing this as WONTFIX. If you would like to see this feature implemented and have a patch or start of a patch then please feel free to re-open this issue and attach your proposed patch.