This information is very helpful. Thanks again, -Neha --- Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Thanks for the reply Amos! > > > > So you are saying that it would still download > > X-bytes, but firefox wont know that it is cut. > > I guess that is fine as long as firefox doesn't > hang > > waiting for some termination signal. > > It's probably okay for browsers like FFx, IE, etc. > They have logics to > detect short files. > It's child proxy caches and some other softwares > that have the bigger > issues. I know SpyBot Search&Destroy and AVG for one > can't handle any > deviation their update sig files. > > Amos > > > > > > > Regards, > > -Neha > > > > --- Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Neha Nahar wrote: > >> > Hello everyone, > >> > > >> > I want to limit the size of a webpage > downloaded > >> by my > >> > browser (Firefox) to 2MB. > >> > I plan to use squid as the proxy. > >> > Will setting up the reply_body_max_size to 2MB > >> limit > >> > it for me ? > >> > I read the Squid documentation regarding > >> > reply_body_max_size. It says that it wont work > for > >> > downstream caches. I am not sure what that > means. > >> > Is downstream cache from client to web server > or > >> from > >> > web server to client. > >> > >> Client web browser is as far 'down' as the > request > >> chain gets. Original > >> web server as far 'up'. > >> > >> A web page or file sent out without any > information > >> on length, which > >> gets cut at X-bytes long instead of its actual > >> length. A program reading > >> those X-bytes without any way of knowing its cut > >> will assume its > >> complete. Using this option will cause such > >> file-cutting to be done and > >> *will* seriously screw up some content for caches > >> acting as clients of > >> yours. > >> > >> Regarding the 2MB limit, it applies to all > bodies. > >> That will affect any > >> data files downloaded as well as HTML. > >> > >> > >> Amos > >> -- > >> Please use Squid 2.6STABLE17+ or 3.0STABLE1+ > >> There are serious security advisories out on all > >> earlier releases. > >> > >> > > > > > > -Neha Nahar > > " Work for cause and not for applause, live to > express and not to > > impress !" > > > > > > Now you can chat without downloading > messenger. Go to > > > http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php > > > > > > > -Neha Nahar " Work for cause and not for applause, live to express and not to impress !" 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html
