Re: Squid and Antivirus Program - Updating Patten File

image FTP transfer mode is what is commonly referred as "binary".

Squid nowdays defaults to use a binary transfer by default, but some
client implementaions apply CR/LF conversation when receiving a file
tagged as text/plain.

If the client downloads the (standard) URL pattern of
ftp://the.server.name/path/to/file;type=i
a binary transfer of type application/octet-stream is forced. This mode
is available thru the download link at the right in Squids FTP listing.

type arguments understood are those defined in the URL ftp:// standard:
i = image (binary)
a = ascii
d = directory

If the client does not supply a type argument, Squid applies the
heuristics defined in it's mime.conf to find transfer mode and
content-type.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
M.NOURA$B!?(J $BG=1:$^$5$k(B)) wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I use an antivirus program, can update a virus pattern file
> (>>it's binary) using FTP via squid proxy.
> But it seems not to change mode ascii to binary in FTP session,
> so, updating in fault.
> 
> I try to chenge squid FTP proxy defult mode to binary ,
> configuration mime.conf ;
> defult "." text/plane to application/octet-stream,
> but can't change default mode "binary" in FTP session.
> 
> >>.  application/octet-stream  anthony-unknown.gif    -  image
> 
> Please tell me how to change default mode from ascii to binary.
> 
> (Squid-2.1 patch2 runs on Cobalt Linux release 6.9)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --------------------
> D.Nora