On 21 Nov 2010 10:07:00 +0100, "Helmut Hullen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hallo, Amos, > > Du meintest am 19.10.10: > >> Turn of "offline_mode" if you have it set in squid.conf. Despite the >> name, it only causes aggressive caching to be done. > > > But what shall I do with a squid installation in a boarding school > ("Internat", many pupils have their own computer(s)) where the > connection into the internet is cut from midnight to 6:00? > > "squid" mourns on and on that the DNS is unreachable (and that's right > ...). > > Viele Gruesse! > Helmut
Make yourself a custom error page template explaining the situation. Then use a deny_info line to supply it when a time-based ACL at the top of the http_access list matches your offline times. No DNS or external network connection involved. Amos
