> > Tried that one already, throws up the box asking for user/pass in IE, > clicking cancel gives the 'cache access denied' > > Which I was afraid off, because any auth. scheme in place can only work on a fully-committed basis. So once the rule applies , you are either allowed in or not. I will ask the Squid-Team to apply some quantum princicples in the SQUID code,this may provide a workaround :-) M.