Re: [squid-users] Parent proxy must be another squid?

From: Colin Campbell <sgcccdc@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:40:47 +1000 (EST)

Hi,

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Joao Pedro Clemente wrote:

>
> Hello .
> I've found out that the ISP that I use to connect my local network
> has a proxy server available...
>
> well, I tought of getting squid (that in setup in my local network) using
> my ISP's proxy as a parent.. That should increase performance.. at least
> teoreticaly ...
>
> But the only thing i know of the proxy is the address:port (well, I had to
> check the auto-config file that the ISP provides, and check what value
> they have there) , but I dunno what proxy software it runs.. Is there a
> problem even if it IS NOT squid?

No. However you will need to know whether it is a caching proxy or not.

> One other thing.. can squid read those "auto-proxy-config" files ?

You mean a .pac file? Then no. Squid has its own configuration file.

Colin
Received on Wed Apr 25 2001 - 23:41:13 MDT

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