Re: [squid-users] Auth problem Squid (telnet)

maillist151@sohu.com wrote:
>
> Hi, pals!
>
> I have successfully added auth function to
> Squid. When user browing web pages, a dialog will
> be displayed to ask user to input their user name
> and password.
>
> I have a further question. When user use "telnet",
> how to call out the same dialog to ask user to
> input their username and password? Can Squid do this?
>
> I think the main trouble is telnet activities do not
> use cache proxy server. Maybe the job is impossible
> for Squid. Can Squid do this?

 As you are stating; the answer is no.
 SQUID deals with the http protocol only.

 M.

>
> I am using Squid-2.4-Stable4, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Kernel
> 2.4.7-10.
>
> Cheers,
> Erik

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