Why is the Medical Library proxy different from the Proxy Server from ITS and the Sterling Memorial Library?
• The central campus proxy does not proxy requests from the *.med.yale.edu address range; some medical resources are restricted to this range. Thus users of the central campus proxy cannot access certain Medical Library resources. The medical proxy fills this need. • The central proxy uses the NetID system to authenticate users. Because not all Medical Library users are Yale University affiliates, NetID-only verification leaves out groups like Yale-New Haven Hospital employees from using the central campus proxy server. The medical proxy uses email addresses and PINs to authenticate users; thus even folks without a NetID or a yale.edu or ynhh.org email address can get access. • The medical library proxy uses different software.
