Re: [squid-users] Unable to remove/omit Proxy-Connection header

On 3/01/2012 2:34 a.m., S.R. wrote:
> I am configuring an anonymous proxy. I do not want target websites to
> know that they are being accessed by a proxy but Squid always adds
> 'Proxy-Connection: keep-alive' header! I use the following
> configuration settings:
> header_access via off

invalid. "off" is not one of the actions: allow, deny

> header_access x_forwarded_for off

invalid. "x_forwarded_for" is not a header name. "off" is not one of the
actions: allow, deny

> header_access X-Cache deny all
> header_access X-Cache-Lookup deny all
> header_access Proxy-Connection deny all
> header_access Keep-Alive deny all
>
> Squid version is Version 2.6.STABLE21.
>
> Why is 'header_access Proxy-Connection deny all' ignored?

Upgrade your Squid. That header is the relic of an obsolete experiment
and current Squid releases do not send it.

Amos
Received on Mon Jan 02 2012 - 14:59:48 MST