Re: [squid-users] Squid and Squidguard.

Guys thanks for sharing your knowledge, u clear my mind :-)

On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
> On 13/06/2013 3:23 a.m., Beto Moreno wrote:
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> Guys I have small experience with squid, now need to learn how to use
>> squidguard.
>>
>> My doubts are:
>>
>> 1) U have squidrunning with your ACL, groups, users and rules, once u
>> setup squidguard what is order?
>> squid - rules them squidguard - rules or
>> squidguard rules them squid - rules?
>
>
> Squidguard is a separate programs.
>
> * Squid ACLs determine whether a transaction is processed, and how that
> processing is performed.
> * Squidguard ACLs determine whether or not Squidguard tells Squid to alter
> the URL mid-transaction. Nothing more.
>
> All ACLs in both are run. Squid main http_access, adaptation systems and
> url_rewrite_access ACLs are run before squidguard. The url_rewrite_access
> ACLs determine whether squidguard is used *at all*. squidguard is contacted
> and does its thing. Then the remainder of the Squid ones are run depending
> on whether they need to on the new URL.
>
>
>> 2) Squidguard is a URL redirector, them squid ACL stuff will continue
>> working?
>
>
> Yes.
>
>
>> 3) Squid ACL tool can be replace with squidguard or they are totally
>> different?
>
>
> Totally different. Although some people use URL-rewriting and redirection to
> act like a proxy denial service - what actually happens there is a
> *successful* response with content message saying "failure". It is worth
> avoiding the confusion and complexity whenever possible.
>
> Amos
Received on Thu Jun 13 2013 - 16:15:11 MDT