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]
