> > Hi all, > > Please let me know whether Squid can be used as a SOCKS Proxy... I found > an article in unix.org, kindly let me know whether the below given > information was true... Can I use Squid as s SOCKS Proxy server? No. Squid is an HTTP proxy, it does not receive SOCKS requests. > Reference: > > URL: http://www.unix.org.ua/squid/FAQ-4.html > > 4.10 Does Squid support Socks? > We would like to use Squid, but we need it to use socks to connect to > the world outside our firewall. > > No changes are necessary to use Squid with socks5. Simply add the usual > -Dbind=SOCKSbind etc., to the compile line and -lsocks to the link line. > > --- Carson Gaspar (carson@xxxxxxxx) > That FAQ appears to be relating info for squid 1.1 The current FAQ is at http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq Amos
