Re: [squid-users] Creating a file of banned IP#s

-ronin- wrote:
> Much like the fullspeed.dat file, where you can list hosts/domains to which
> you want squid to allow undelayed access....
>
> # fullspeed.dat
>
> hostname.com
> anotherhost.com
> yetanotherhost.net
>
> .... and then in the squid.conf file, I would add a rule as follows:
>
> acl fullspeed dstdomain "/etc/squid/fullspeed.dat"
>
>
> Can I also create a file for single IP#s? I want to use them in an access
> rule, e.g.
>
> # bannedips.dat
> 123.4.5.66
> 234.1.2.34
> 189.2.1.45
> ....
> ....
>
> And then include a line in squid.conf:
>
> acl banned_clients "/etc/squid/bannedips.dat"
> http_access deny banned_clients
>
>
> Is this correct? Would this be the way to go about it?

Forgot to mention in the other reply...

you can do the .example.com 'wildcard' for domains this way too. And the
IP version still has the same ip range formats available as with entries
straight in squid.conf.

Amos

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