Mike Batchelor wrote:
>
> <rant character=subdued>
>
> The solution is to use mail protocols (POP, SMTP, IMAP) for mail, and use HTTP
> for web browsing.
> HTTP is becoming the catch-all tunnel for all sorts of unsavory,
> poorly-thought-out applications. It was a mistake to allow for extensions
> in the newer HTTP standards. Because of this, proxy firewalls have become
> firesieves, allowing all sorts of questionable traffic to masquerade as HTTP
> requests, and tunnel right through the firewall despite policies that might
> otherwise forbid such traffic. It is a bad idea, a bad application of the
> web, and I do not wish support for it to be added to Squid. If support is
> added, please ensure that I can toggle it off.
>
> </rant>
>
I agree. Extensions should be OPTIONAL.
D
Received on Fri Jun 04 1999 - 21:29:16 MDT
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