Re: prefer_direct with squid version 2.1.25?

Martin Stolle wrote:

> It is necessary to configure "prefer_direct=off" to use a
> parent proxy w/o direct route into the internet.

The correct option then is never_direct.

prefer_direct is only a fine tuning option, meant for when you would
prefer to have Squid use the parents in all cases even when it does not
help caching, but fall back on direct if the parents fails..

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker