Re: [squid-users] Squid as only a transparent cache

On 31.03.11 17:13, Saurabh Agarwal wrote:
> I want Squid to behave only as a transparent caching proxy. We are making
> all traffic go through a bridge box which runs squid.

> I want that no user can explicitly use squid as a proxy cache by
> configuring proxy cache settings in the browser. Only traffic that is
> routed through the bridge box gets transparently intercepted for caching.

Intercepting connections (often incorrectly called transparent proxying) has
some network-related problems, mostly due to its nature: you lie to the
clients.

That's why it's much better to allow users configuring a proxy, providing
them proxy addresses whenever possible, and use interception as last-resort
for cases you can't avoid.

What you are trying to get, it to cause those problems and disable users
avoiding them.

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