I run smartfilter plugin for squid. I define catagorys that I want blocked to the internet. I found that I am unable to block any website that has https:// appended to the front end (443). As a result, a lot of the student body has figured out how to bypass the filter. (smart kids). My question is do I need these acl's? They are: acl SSL_ports port 443 563 acl Safe_ports port 443 563 # https, snews Then I have: http_access deny !Safe_ports http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports Looks like this is a standard squid.conf file. I am thinking that as a result of the above acls websites with https:// dont go through my cache, therefore are not subject to the filtering rules I have setup in smartfilter. Can I safely remove these acls and not hurt squid performance. I am running squid 2.5 stable 6 on redhat 8 with diskd. thanks ddh -- Dwayne Hottinger Network Administrator Harrisonburg City Public Schools
