Re: How to redirect http://gmail.com to https://gmail.com

[Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amos Jeffries wrote:
> > Dear All,
> > I would like to redirect http://gmail.com to https://gmail.com
> > because http://gmail.com was banned by our ISP
> > But they allow https://gmail.com
> > User only know http://gmail.com but when they visit, it was banned.
> > Almost the time, I have to go to user and say to use https://gmail.com ..
> >
> > Any suggestions is appirciated
>
> Two approaches:
>
> 1) automatic teaching clue-by-4 stick for your users:
>
> acl badGmail dstdomain gmail.com
> acl HTTP proto HTTP
> deny_info http://yourhostname/gmail_is_broken.html badGmail
> http_access deny HTTP badGmail
>
>
> 2) leave the peons ignorant and MAKE it work:
>
> acl badGmail dstdomain gmail.com
> acl HTTP proto HTTP
>
> cache_peer gmail.com 443 0 no-query originserver

Sorry I forgot to add there may be ssl* options needed for SSL traffic 
between squid and the gmail HTTPS server.

> cache_peer_access gmail.com allow badGmail
> cache_peer_access gmail.com deny !badGmail
> never_direct deny HTTP badGmail

Amos