RE: [squid-users] Squid Error

Adam Aube wrote:

>If your users can change their proxy settings, then you can even have
>your users help you - instead of redirecting port 80 to Squid,
>redirect it to a web server with a page telling them how to change
>their proxy settings. (I didn't come up with this - I saw it on the
>list recently)

>See the Squid FAQ and the list archives for more info.

Assuming you have Windows/IE clients...

On Windows machines with a modern IE version this set of registry entries
works a treat. Stick it in a login script and you wont even have to leave
your seat; just create your proxy.pac and away you go. Copy the stuff below
into a .reg file.

--snip--

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"ProxyEnable"=dword:00000000
"ProxyServer"=""
"AutoConfigURL"="http://myserver/proxy.pac

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Intern
et Settings]
"EnableAutoProxyResultCache"=dword:00000000

--snip--

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Received on Tue Sep 16 2003 - 08:47:01 MDT