Re: [squid-users] "Bypassing" Squid

On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 09:32:31PM -0500, donovan jeffrey j (donovan_at_beth.k12.pa.us) wrote:
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> On Feb 8, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:
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> > Hi
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> > How can I let packages/sites "bypass" Squid?
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> it depends on how your users are configured. Do they have a static entry for an http proxy for their client? or is everything transparent ?

Firefox and central firefox.cfg (loaded through winpref.js in subdir default)

I think I know what you're aiming at ... the problem is that I need to put too many exclusions everywhere.

Doing this through iptables and/or routing is not good either.

IMHO (I may be wrong) the best way is to tell squid "if its of this type leave it alone", even better if I could do that in a file for all type AND additional URL's.

Jobst

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> -j
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> > I do not mind if people listen to online stuff, what I mind is that I end up with loads of entries in the squid log and in the cache.
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> > For example I want squid not to touch/log/cache/whatever any packet that is "application/x-fcs" (and other media stuff)
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> > Is this correct, i.e. it will allow it through but not log nor cache it?
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> > Also is my understanding correct that ACL are cumulative (as below) so I can use multiple lines for the same ACL name?
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> >
> > acl media urlpath_regex \.(afx|asf)(\?.*)?$
> > acl media urlpath_regex \.flv(\?.*)?$
> > acl media urlpath_regex \.swf(\?.*)?$
> > acl media rep_mime_type x-fcs
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> > cache deny media
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> >
> > Jobst
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> >
> > --
> > If you want something done, forbid your children from doing it.
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