Re: dns expansion

Bryan Call wrote:
>
> I have read the FAQ and seached the mailing list archieve and could not
> find a resolution to the little problem that I have.
>
> When I am in Netscape and type "ibm" in the Location: and hit enter I get
> The requested URL could not be retrieved. Is there a way to have squid
> expand the domain name to www.ibm.com.

Use an automatic proxy configuration file which has the following at the
top:

        if (isPlainHostName(host))
                return "DIRECT";

see the Squid FAQ for details.

Jifl

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