Re: only caching images

So would I also need a corresponding deny line like this:

acl NOCACHE .*
no_cache deny NOCACHE

Henrik Nordstrom wrote:

> Jayme Cox wrote:
> >
> > We are running squid in accelerator mode and would like to proxy all
> > documents, but only cache image files. Instead of adding lots of
> > no_cache lines, I've changed the refresh_pattern lines:
> >
> > refresh_pattern -i *.gif 1440 20% 10080
> > refresh_pattern -i *.jpg 1440 20% 10080
> > refresh_pattern . 0 0% 0
> >
> > Is there a better way of doing this?
>
> Yes. Add a single no_cache line.
>
> acl images \.gif$ \.jpg$
> no_cache allow images
>
> The above use of refresh patterns won't deny caching of other content.
> If the server has set an expiry time then the object will be cached
> regardless of any refresh_pattern settings. Also most versions of Squid
> will cache all cachable objects even if it immediately needs to be
> refreshed. This is because in most configurations a refresh is
> considered to be cheaper than a full fetch.
>
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Spare time Squid hacker

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