There are a wide variety of Web servers that may be hosted by Novell® iChain®. Some Web servers are powered by high-end applications running on Oracle* or iNotes*. Some Web servers are running portals like Novell Portal Services. These advanced Web servers usually have some conditions that can be solved by rewriter features.
This section examines what iChain can accomplish in rewriting data. It also examines a number of rewriting features that allow iChain to be a proxy for advanced backend servers.