Re: [squid-users] urlParse: Illegal character in hostname

Torsten.Lange@GECITS-EU.COM wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> from the squid faq i understood that this is not really
> a problem but a compatibility issue with desktop
> software that uses the web browser's proxy settings.
>
> since my cache.log is full of 'illegal character' messages,
> Is there a possibility to deny these requests BEFORE
> they get to flood my log?

The message cannot be configured away, but it is not very hard to change
the code to not log it. Just search for the message and change the
second digit in debug() to 2.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid Hacker