Re: [squid-users] dns problem

hi henrik

I don't know how to use never_direct can u elaborate a little bit more. my
problem is this I want to use my ISP's proxy to resolve all the dns queries for
my squid as I cannot use resolve.conf in my system

thanks in advance

Henrik Nordstrom wrote:

> GUIDOUX R InfoEdpEtcDep wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > indeed, with the check of 'never_direct', no DNS resolution is done by
> > squid. IT is the parent proxy that is in charge of it ...
> >
> > However, I have tried to set an empty 'dnsserver' file in my config. and it
> > does not work, it seems that squid needs and use the process.
> > Why does squid need it , and if not , how can I configure my squid ?
>
> Squid needs it to exists. It won't use it unless required.
>
> A working DNS is required when
> a) Going direct to a site, which may happen unless never_direct is used.
> b) If you use any of the ACL types that may require a dns lookup:
> dst, dstdomain, dstdom_regex, srcdomain, srcdom_regex
>
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Squid Hacker

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