Re: fetching cgi from parent

I'll have to make one up relative to some standard version of squid. Mine's been
brutalised a little at various points. relative to 1.1.20?

D

Wayne Salamonsen wrote:

> Sounds like something I would be keen to look at. Can you point me to the
> patch or mail it across.
>
> thanks
> Wayne
>
> At 06:39 PM 3/5/98 +1000, Dancer wrote:
> >I have a patch that causes squid to go direct if (and only if) no parents are
> >currently available. Nobody really showed any interest in it though.
> >
> >D
> >
> >
> >Wayne Salamonsen wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >> in the midst of configuring a cache (v1.1.20). This cache needs
> to fetch
> >> the bulk of its traffic via a parent (including cgi scripts). There is a
> >> list of subsites however that it can go direct for. However, even for these
> >> sites we would prefer to use a parent and only fetch directly if the parent
> >> is down for some reason.
> >>
> >> This introduces a few issues. I have the functionality working
> by setting
> >> the inside_firewall option to none. This forces all requests to go via the
> >> parent. For my subset of caches that can go direct, I can use the
> >> inside_firewall option to allow them. This however has the unfortunate
> >> aspect that those sites which it CAN go direct for, it will ALWAYS go
> >> direct. I would prefer it to still use the parent cache if possible.
> >>
> >> If I do not use the inside_firewall option, the desired
> functionality
> >> exists, except I cannot find a way to turn off the default behaviour of
> >> going direct for cgi scripts and those containing ? (the hierarchy_stoplist
> >> option).
> >> Is there a way to switch off this default behaviour? If there is, I would
> >> prefer that solution to the inside_firewall option. If not, I will have to
> >> make do with inside_firewall and put up with the small negative aspects.
> >>
> >> Comments appreciated...
> >>
> >> Wayne
> >>
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> >>
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> >
> >
> >--
> >Did you read the documentation AND the FAQ?
> >If not, I'll probably still answer your question, but my patience will
> >be limited, and you take the risk of sarcasm and ridicule.
> >
> >
> >
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> Wayne Salamonsen
> R&D Engineer
>
> Internet Research & Development Unit Email: wayne@irdu.nus.sg
> National University of Singapore URL: http://irdu.nus.sg
> Computer Centre Ph: +65 771 5238
> 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Fax: +65 872 6205
> Singapore
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Did you read the documentation AND the FAQ?
If not, I'll probably still answer your question, but my patience will
be limited, and you take the risk of sarcasm and ridicule.