Windows update might be using dynamic webpages to send software. In this case, this squd.conf setting causes squid not to cache the data.
# TAG: no_cache # A list of ACL elements which, if matched, cause the reply to # immediately removed from the cache. In other words, use this # to force certain objects to never be cached. # # You must use the word 'DENY' to indicate the ACL names which should # NOT be cached. # #We recommend you to use the following two lines. acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin ? no_cache deny QUERY ---------------------------------------------- Carlo Sogono [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Junix Gaspar > Sent: Saturday, 4 June 2005 8:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [plug] Squid cache > > Hello Pluggers, > > Another Q? > > We are frequently updating computers here in our place and Im using > squid+dans for my proxy. > > however, I noticed that the windows updates program taht > should be cached in the squid proxy doesn't stay there. > Whenever I update a computer and tried to update other > computer (of the same brand/model/os), the windows update > again start to download from the "update.microsoft.com" which > is not what a proxy in between should do. > > Inshort, it seems that the update file is being downloaded > again in the from the site and it is not cached in the PRoxy server. > > My questions are: > > 1. Is it because I need to modify somethin in my proxy? > 2. Is it because http://updates.m$.com doesn't allow that (program > updates) to be cached? > 3. is because the whole transaction is encrypted and > therefore not cached in the proxy server? or somehow cached > but because its encrypted it does not give it to other > transaction because its another session? > 4. ? > > And yes, we do have a repository of all the bells and > whistles (windows update) in our file server. it just that I > want to understand why its not caching? > > thanks, > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the > Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: > http://archives.free.net.ph > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > This message has been checked for all known viruses by the > MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information > visit http://www.Hi-Speed.net.au > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.hi-speed.net.au ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
