Can squid proxy be set up as a sub-proxy of an MS proxy server. The cache_peer option in squid does that. But the issue is mainly with authnetication. The constraint is the client must authenticate with the MS Proxy (I think using NTLM). Can the intermediate squid act as a postman for such authentication? (i.e. a client that does not understand NTLM authneticates itself with squid and squid in turn does NTLM authentication with MS Proxy on its client's behalf.) Another constraint is no user id/password should be hard coded in squid conf files.
Such a need arises due to some applications not being able to authenticate themselves with MS proxy. (Eclipse for one. Seems, generally an issue with Java applications. Read this is due to some licensing issues. Anyway, I am _not_ seeking suggestions on how to make java apps work with MS proxy even if that were possible. Rather seeking to wrap such apps under squid.) Mayuresh. _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
