diff --git a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
index 551faa5c..b31e7edf 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
+++ b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ enum
 	XCFG_DIRFOOT,
 	XCFG_ERRHEAD,
 	XCFG_ERRFOOT,
+	XCFG_PSEUDONYM,
 	XCFG_MAX
 };
 
@@ -593,6 +594,10 @@ static int query_server (
 			*(const qse_mchar_t**)result = loccfg->xcfg[XCFG_ERRFOOT];
 			return 0;
 
+		case QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_PSEUDONYM:
+			*(const qse_mchar_t**)result = loccfg->xcfg[XCFG_PSEUDONYM];
+			return 0;
+
 		case QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_INDEX:
 			((qse_httpd_serverstd_index_t*)result)->count = loccfg->index.count;
 			((qse_httpd_serverstd_index_t*)result)->files = loccfg->index.files;
@@ -731,6 +736,7 @@ static struct
 	{ QSE_T("dir-foot"),    QSE_T("server-default.dir-foot") },
 	{ QSE_T("error-head"),  QSE_T("server-default.error-head") },
 	{ QSE_T("error-foot"),  QSE_T("server-default.error-foot") },
+	{ QSE_T("pseudonym"),   QSE_T("server-default.pseudonym") }
 };
 
 static struct 
@@ -1425,6 +1431,7 @@ static int open_config_file (qse_httpd_t* httpd)
 		{ QSE_T("server-default.dir-foot"),           { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
 		{ QSE_T("server-default.error-head"),         { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
 		{ QSE_T("server-default.error-foot"),         { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
+		{ QSE_T("server-default.pseudonym"),          { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
 
 		{ QSE_T("server"),                                  { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALLIST,                        0, 0      }  },
 		{ QSE_T("server.bind"),                             { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
@@ -1464,7 +1471,8 @@ static int open_config_file (qse_httpd_t* httpd)
 		{ QSE_T("server.host.location.dir-head"),           { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
 		{ QSE_T("server.host.location.dir-foot"),           { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
 		{ QSE_T("server.host.location.error-head"),         { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
-		{ QSE_T("server.host.location.error-foot"),         { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  }
+		{ QSE_T("server.host.location.error-foot"),         { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  },
+		{ QSE_T("server.host.location.pseudonym"),          { QSE_XLI_SCM_VALSTR  | QSE_XLI_SCM_KEYNODUP, 1, 1      }  }
 	};
 
 
diff --git a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
index c7dea056..230b8099 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
+++ b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ server-default {
 	####################################################################
 	root = "/var/www";
 
+	# pseudonym to use in Via: for proxying
+	#pseudonym = "my-host";
+
 	realm = "default realm";
 	auth = "username:password";	
 	index = "index.html",
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ server {
 			# uncomment the followng block to override the default.
 			#root = "/var/www";
 
+			# pseudonym to use in Via: for proxying
+			#pseudonym = "my-host";
+
 			# uncomment the followng block to override the default.
 			# if you want to disable authentication while the default
 			# enables it, don't put a value like 'realm;'
diff --git a/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h b/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h
index 42384831..6fe9b50b 100644
--- a/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h
+++ b/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ struct qse_httpd_rsrc_proxy_t
 		qse_nwad_t nwad;
 		const qse_mchar_t* str;
 	} dst; /* remote destination address to connect to */
+
+	const qse_mchar_t* pseudonym; /* pseudonym to use in Via: */
 };
 
 typedef struct qse_httpd_rsrc_dir_t qse_httpd_rsrc_dir_t;
diff --git a/qse/include/qse/http/stdhttpd.h b/qse/include/qse/http/stdhttpd.h
index ea8897cd..56ecba55 100644
--- a/qse/include/qse/http/stdhttpd.h
+++ b/qse/include/qse/http/stdhttpd.h
@@ -114,12 +114,13 @@ enum qse_httpd_serverstd_query_code_t
 	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_DIRHEAD,        /* const qse_mchar_t* */
 	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_DIRFOOT,        /* const qse_mchar_t* */
 
+	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_PSEUDONYM,      /* const qse_mchar_t*, pseudonym to use in Via: */
+
 	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_INDEX,          /* qse_httpd_serverstd_index_t */
 	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_CGI,            /* qse_httpd_serverstd_cgi_t */
 	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_MIME,           /* const qse_mchar_t* */
 	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_DIRACC,         /* int (http error code) */
-	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_FILEACC,        /* int (http error code) */
-
+	QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_FILEACC         /* int (http error code) */
 };
 typedef enum qse_httpd_serverstd_query_code_t qse_httpd_serverstd_query_code_t;
 
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c
index 1dbab463..b7a5fc32 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct task_proxy_t
 	int keepalive; /* taken from the request */
 	int raw;
 
+	qse_mchar_t* pseudonym;
 	qse_htrd_t* peer_htrd;
 
 	qse_mchar_t* peer_name;
@@ -180,16 +181,26 @@ static int proxy_capture_peer_header (qse_htre_t* req, const qse_mchar_t* key, c
 		if (qse_mbscasecmp (key, QSE_MT("Via")) == 0)
 		{
 			qse_mchar_t extra[128];
+			const qse_mchar_t* pseudonym;
 
 			proxy->flags |= PROXY_VIA_RETURNING;
-			qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+
+			if (proxy->pseudonym[0])
+			{
+				pseudonym = proxy->pseudonym;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+				pseudonym = extra;
+			}
 
 			return proxy_add_header_to_buffer_with_extra_data (
 				proxy, proxy->res, key, val, 
 				QSE_MT(", %d.%d %hs (%hs)"), 
 				(int)proxy->version.major,
 				(int)proxy->version.minor, 
-				extra,
+				pseudonym,
 				qse_httpd_getname(proxy->httpd));
 		}
 	}
@@ -245,16 +256,25 @@ static int proxy_capture_client_header (qse_htre_t* req, const qse_mchar_t* key,
 		if (qse_mbscasecmp (key, QSE_MT("Via")) == 0)
 		{
 			qse_mchar_t extra[128];
+			const qse_mchar_t* pseudonym;
 
 			proxy->flags |= PROXY_VIA;
-			qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+			if (proxy->pseudonym[0])
+			{
+				pseudonym = proxy->pseudonym;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+				pseudonym = extra;
+			}
 
 			return proxy_add_header_to_buffer_with_extra_data (
 				proxy, proxy->reqfwdbuf, key, val, 
 				QSE_MT(", %d.%d %hs (%hs)"), 
 				(int)proxy->version.major,
 				(int)proxy->version.minor, 
-				extra,
+				pseudonym,
 				qse_httpd_getname(proxy->httpd));
 		}
 	}
@@ -673,16 +693,26 @@ static int proxy_htrd_peek_peer_output (qse_htrd_t* htrd, qse_htre_t* res)
 			/* add the Via: header into the response if it is not 100. */
 			qse_size_t tmp;
 			qse_mchar_t extra[128];
+			const qse_mchar_t* pseudonym;
 			qse_http_version_t v;
 
 			proxy->flags |= PROXY_VIA_RETURNING;
 
 			v = *qse_htre_getversion(res);
-			qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+			if (proxy->pseudonym[0])
+			{
+				pseudonym = proxy->pseudonym;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+				pseudonym = extra;
+			}
+
 			tmp = qse_mbs_fcat (
 				proxy->res, QSE_MT("Via: %d.%d %hs (%hs)\r\n"), 
 				(int)v.major, (int)v.minor,
-				extra, qse_httpd_getname(httpd));
+				pseudonym, qse_httpd_getname(httpd));
 			if (tmp == (qse_size_t)-1) 
 			{
 				httpd->errnum = QSE_HTTPD_ENOMEM;
@@ -860,6 +890,17 @@ static int task_init_proxy (
 	proxy->version = *qse_htre_getversion(arg->req);
 	proxy->keepalive = (arg->req->attr.flags & QSE_HTRE_ATTR_KEEPALIVE);
 
+	proxy->pseudonym = (qse_mchar_t*)(proxy + 1);
+	if (arg->rsrc->pseudonym)
+	{
+		len = qse_mbscpy (proxy->pseudonym, arg->rsrc->pseudonym);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		proxy->pseudonym[0] = QSE_MT('\0');
+		len = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (arg->rsrc->flags & QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_PROXY_RAW) proxy->flags |= PROXY_RAW;
 	proxy->peer.local = arg->rsrc->src.nwad;
 	if (arg->rsrc->flags & QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_PROXY_DST_STR)
@@ -867,7 +908,7 @@ static int task_init_proxy (
 		qse_mchar_t* colon;
 
 		proxy->flags |= PROXY_RESOL_PEER_NAME;
-		proxy->peer_name = (qse_mchar_t*)(proxy + 1);
+		proxy->peer_name = proxy->pseudonym + len + 1;
 		qse_mbscpy (proxy->peer_name, arg->rsrc->dst.str);
 
 		colon = qse_mbschr (proxy->peer_name, QSE_MT(':'));
@@ -970,14 +1011,23 @@ static int task_init_proxy (
 			/* add the Via: header into the request */
 			qse_size_t tmp;
 			qse_mchar_t extra[128];
+			const qse_mchar_t* pseudonym;
 
 			proxy->flags |= PROXY_VIA;
 
-			qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+			if (proxy->pseudonym[0])
+			{
+				pseudonym = proxy->pseudonym;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				qse_nwadtombs (&proxy->client->local_addr, extra, QSE_COUNTOF(extra), QSE_NWADTOMBS_ALL);
+				pseudonym = extra;
+			}
 			tmp = qse_mbs_fcat (
 				proxy->reqfwdbuf, QSE_MT("Via: %d.%d %hs (%hs)\r\n"), 
 				(int)proxy->version.major, (int)proxy->version.minor, 
-				extra, qse_httpd_getname(httpd));
+				pseudonym, qse_httpd_getname(httpd));
 			if (tmp == (qse_size_t)-1) goto oops;
 
 		}
@@ -1931,8 +1981,14 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskproxy (
 	arg.rsrc = proxy;
 	arg.req = req;
 	
+	if (proxy->pseudonym)
+		xtnsize += qse_mbslen (proxy->pseudonym) + 1;
+	else
+		xtnsize += 1;
+
 	if (proxy->flags & QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_PROXY_DST_STR)
-		xtnsize = qse_mbslen (proxy->dst.str) + 1;
+		xtnsize += qse_mbslen (proxy->dst.str) + 1;
+
 
 	QSE_MEMSET (&task, 0, QSE_SIZEOF(task));
 	task.init = task_init_proxy;
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c
index 0fde4fc5..a1fb7492 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c
@@ -3354,6 +3354,10 @@ static int make_resource (
 			target->u.proxy.src.nwad.type = target->u.proxy.dst.nwad.type;
 		}
 
+		/* pseudonym for raw proxying should not be useful. set it for consistency */
+		if (server_xtn->query (httpd, client->server, QSE_NULL, QSE_NULL, QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_PSEUDONYM, &target->u.proxy.pseudonym) <= -1) 
+			target->u.proxy.pseudonym = QSE_NULL;
+
 		/* mark that this request is going to be proxied. */
 		req->attr.flags |= QSE_HTRE_ATTR_PROXIED;
 		return 0;
@@ -3394,6 +3398,9 @@ static int make_resource (
 					target->u.proxy.src.nwad.type = target->u.proxy.dst.nwad.type;
 				}
 
+				if (server_xtn->query (httpd, client->server, QSE_NULL, QSE_NULL, QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_PSEUDONYM, &target->u.proxy.pseudonym) <= -1) 
+					target->u.proxy.pseudonym = QSE_NULL;
+
 /* TODO: refrain from manipulating the request like this */
 				req->u.q.path = slash; /* TODO: use setqpath or something... */
 
@@ -3418,6 +3425,9 @@ static int make_resource (
 			target->u.proxy.dst.nwad = tmp.root.u.nwad;
 			target->u.proxy.src.nwad.type = target->u.proxy.dst.nwad.type;
 
+			if (server_xtn->query (httpd, client->server, QSE_NULL, QSE_NULL, QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_PSEUDONYM, &target->u.proxy.pseudonym) <= -1) 
+				target->u.proxy.pseudonym = QSE_NULL;
+
 			/* mark that this request is going to be proxied. */
 			req->attr.flags |= QSE_HTRE_ATTR_PROXIED;
 			return 0;
@@ -3809,6 +3819,10 @@ static int query_server (
 			}
 			return 0;
 		}
+
+		case QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_PSEUDONYM:
+			*(const qse_mchar_t**)result = QSE_NULL;
+			return  0;
 	}
 
 	qse_httpd_seterrnum (httpd, QSE_HTTPD_EINVAL);