Re: [squid-users] Squid & FTP Cache

Thanks Henrik,

In the idea we hoped to be able to use squid for control by authentification
sendings ftp.
This is why I asked whether it were possible to configure customers ftp (like
CuteFTP for example) with Proxy Squid.

But according to what you say to me, it is necessary that I turn to another
solution.
Too bad.
Thank you still.
Gilles

Henrik Nordstrom a écrit :

> ons 2003-04-23 klockan 14.31 skrev ROUTIER Gilles:
>
> > I would like to use Squid to make cache through customers ftp.
> > I believe that it is not possible because squid is a http proxy but is
> > there a nearest version which will take into account Proxy ftp ?
>
> Squid is a HTTP proxy and have no intention of becoming anything else.
>
> > So not, does there exist a means of encapsulating FTP in HTTP ?
>
> Yes, by using a client who knows how to use HTTP proxies for fetching
> ftp:// URLs, such as any standard web browser configured to use a proxy.
>
> > So not yet, with which tool then to make cache ftp ?
>
> There also exists some FTP proxies. Most are without caching however
> (FTP is a very complex protocol to cache compared to HTTP, even if the
> FTP specification is just 69 pages while the HTTP specification is
> dazzling 176 pages (core protocol) + 34 pages (authentication) and much
> more... this from the fact that HTTP is designed with caching in mind
> but FTP is not.
>
> Regards
> Henrik
>
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Received on Wed Apr 23 2003 - 09:05:55 MDT