Re: [squid-users] Set field in HTTP header in Squid 3.1

On 18/09/2013 3:48 p.m., Sachin Gupta wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are using Squid 3.1 and need to do the following:
> 1. We have a list of URLs which we want to allow.
> 2. Squid to read this list of URLs and for each matching entry in the
> list, set a particular field (insert a string) in the HTTP header.
> 3. Using this header string, a URL filtering program will allow the
> URLs to be accessed.
>
> I explored the squid functionality and came across following:
> a. header_replace : Not sure how i can use this for my case. Examples
> and references are welcome.
> b. request_header_replace: Not available in 3.1. Not possible to
> upgrade to latest squid release.

Can you indicate why that is not possible please?
If you are in a position to re-build your Squid from sources with
patches applied, surely you are in a position to build the pre-patched
source code of a later version.

request_header_replace *is* available in squid-3.1.

Amos
Received on Fri Sep 20 2013 - 13:27:06 MDT