Re: [squid-users] Can squidclient ping or query Squid for ICAP configuration? RESPMOD REQMOQ or service vector?

david_at_davidwbrown.name wrote:
> Hello squid users, I have read the ICAP RFC but I cannot see a way to devise a ICAP query to the Squid server to extract ICAP information. It appears the squid 3.0.STABLE13 does not communicate with my ICAP server what-so-ever. I have run ./squid -N -X and the output shows all ICAP tags recognized including service vector points: echo, url_check, etc. This is a harsh way to test as I have to shutdown squid on my gateway just to do a test. Is there a real-time method to test Squid for ICAP communications using the squidclient? I can telnet to the ICAP server and get a response but I can't do the same connecting to squid. Please advise, David.

Ouch. Heres a few debugging tips I use to debug squid on a production
gateway:

  - build a _second_ instance of squid in a semi-jail, listening on
different ports, etc than the live squid. This allows you to run tests
on the secondary instance under the same conditions as live, but without
affecting the main flow.

  - use reload/reconfigure to action new configurations as much as
possible. Restart is overkill on many changes.

Amos

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Please be using
   Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE13
   Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.5