Re: [squid-users] Win.x and Windows 2000 different behaviour

Hi,

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, --==[bMan]==-- wrote:

> One thing you are right about is that the semantics of configuration file
> comments are confusing. The following syntax:
>
> always_direct allow
>
> I read just like that: always direct. No second guessing. Always direct
> means to me "always direct". Obviously, as I quickly begin to learn it,
> there are other meanings to the word "direct"... :-)

Yes "direct" means "direct". It is an instruction to squid to not use a
parent cache. Have a look in the mailing list archives. You'll find many
people who've been "confused" by this. If memory serves there was even one
today. Squid CANNOT tell a browser to go direct to a web site. If the
browser has contacted squid, it's already too late.

If you don't believe me, here's an excerpt from a guru's email:

        From: Henrik Nordstrom (hno@marasystems.com)
        Date: Mon Dec 10 2001 - 03:11:20 MST

| always_direct in squid.conf has no relation to the discussion. Only
| tells Squid how Squid may connect to the servers, and is only of
| relevance when you have peer caches/proxies (cache_peer directive).

If your browser goes direct to a web server it was not because squid told
it to - squid cannot do that.

Colin

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Colin Campbell
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