Squid and FTP
Hi All Can someone explain to me how I can use Squid to proxy / cache FTP requests. I need to be able to restrict FTP downloads and it would be preferable to do it though Squid as I see it has the support in the config file. Any information would be appreciated as always :) Craig
Re: Squid and FTP
On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 09:35:51AM +0200, Craigsc wrote: Hi All Can someone explain to me how I can use Squid to proxy / cache FTP requests. I need to be able to restrict FTP downloads and it would be preferable to do it though Squid as I see it has the support in the config file. Any information would be appreciated as always :) Squid will do ftp proxying, but only on very strict terms - it'll proxy/cache requests from web browsers, that are sent in http-style. It will not proxy or cache for true ftp clients. There is a package called frox (apt-get install frox ;), that seems to do the trick nicely of transparently converting ftp access from ftp clients into proxyable ftp connections, which you can then put through squid. I don't know how it would go under load, and I note that the very act of what it does means ftp connections are slower (but not transfers, necessarily), but it might be what you're after. KJL
Squid and FTP
Hi All Can someone explain to me how I can use Squid to proxy / cache FTP requests. I need to be able to restrict FTP downloads and it would be preferable to do it though Squid as I see it has the support in the config file. Any information would be appreciated as always :) Craig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Squid and FTP
On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 09:35:51AM +0200, Craigsc wrote: Hi All Can someone explain to me how I can use Squid to proxy / cache FTP requests. I need to be able to restrict FTP downloads and it would be preferable to do it though Squid as I see it has the support in the config file. Any information would be appreciated as always :) Squid will do ftp proxying, but only on very strict terms - it'll proxy/cache requests from web browsers, that are sent in http-style. It will not proxy or cache for true ftp clients. There is a package called frox (apt-get install frox ;), that seems to do the trick nicely of transparently converting ftp access from ftp clients into proxyable ftp connections, which you can then put through squid. I don't know how it would go under load, and I note that the very act of what it does means ftp connections are slower (but not transfers, necessarily), but it might be what you're after. KJL -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
