Look at enabling the header logging option (mime_ something in squid.conf) and see what headers the object is being sent with. It may be sent with headers which deny caching.. Adrian 2008/7/3 Tony Da Silva <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > I have noticed that my squid is only caching HTML files and not downloaded > files. > > in my squid.conf I have "maximum_object_size 250 MB", but whenever I do test > downloads the file is downloaded from the source. > > When the initial download completes, store.log writes RELEASE and the URL of > the file. access.log indicates TCP_MISS when I try subsequent downloads. > > my squid.conf is as follows: > > http_port 3128 transparent > hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ? > acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \? > cache deny QUERY > acl apache rep_header Server ^Apache > access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid hosts_file /etc/hosts > refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080 > refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440 > refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320 > acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 > acl manager proto cache_object > acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255 acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 > acl SSL_ports port 443 563 # https, snews > acl SSL_ports port 873 # rsync > acl Safe_ports port 80 # http > acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp > acl Safe_ports port 443 563 # https, snews > acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher > acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais > acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports > acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt > acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http > acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker > acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http > acl Safe_ports port 631 # cups > acl Safe_ports port 873 # rsync > acl Safe_ports port 901 # SWAT > acl purge method PURGE > acl CONNECT method CONNECT > http_access allow manager localhost > http_access deny manager > http_access allow purge localhost > http_access deny purge > http_access deny !Safe_ports > http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports > http_access allow localhost > **acl lan removed** > http_access allow localhost > http_access allow lan > http_access deny all > http_reply_access allow all > icp_access allow all > **hostname removed*** > always_direct allow all > coredump_dir /var/spool/squid > cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 10000 16 256 reference_age 01 month > maximum_object_size 250 MB > > Can somebody please check if I am missing something? > >