Re: [squid-users] Can Squid use an FTP proxy as a "parent cache" for FTP only?

> ...and if so, how?
>
> (I did search the archives, but I couldn't think of a query to narrow down
> from
> nearly 3,000 references to "FTP proxy".)
>
> The only way (well, acceptable way, that is) to FTP outside of our
> corporate
> network is to use an FTP proxy on the firewall. Can I have Squid send all
> of
> it's FTP requests through this FTP proxy?
>
> TIA, ~eric
>

In squid.conf (just an example)

cache_peer ftp.proxy.com parent 3128 3130 default
acl ftp url_regex -i ^ftp://
acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
always_direct deny ftp
always_direct allow all

That will force to load ftp page via the parent proxy. The other pages will go
direct.

rgrds,
       Bart
Received on Fri Jan 24 2003 - 15:45:42 MST