[us...@httpd] proxy module to cache requests

I'm working on writing my own apache module and I want to use apache as a proxy and serve files that are not on the file system. So I'd like my module to make a request to another web server to get these files and place them on the file system so they can be served locally. Is this possible, if so

[us...@httpd] build a proxy server w/ apache pieces?

Hey all, I'm searching for a way to do the following (build a proxy of sorts) and wondering if apache or any of it's pieces would allow me to ... - receives a request from a web-browser. - allows me to grab the URL and build a web page. - then forwards the request to the destination.