shailesh shinde wrote:
why does squid not support ftp ,smtp like protocols on the client side.
Is it possible to write modules for such a support ?
Squid is an HTTP proxy. It converts FTP into HTTP. That is the only
support it has for such non-HTTP protocols.
It's possible to write such modules, but not part of what Squid does.
There are other software called FTP proxies and such for that.
If yes what would be the feasibility of the work because we are a
group of 3 third year computer engineering students willing to do our
final year project on squid.
If you are just looking for a project to do there are a number of things
that need to be done. All listed on the RoadMap
http://wiki.squid-cache.org/RoadMap/Squid3
I'd suggest taking on one of the features from Squid-2.7 which need to
be ported to 3.0. The code already exists in 2.7 for an idea of how to
do it, but most need a full re-write and re-test to work in Squid-3.
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/RELEASENOTES.html#s7
The authenticate short-circuit, broken vary, external_acl_type ACL/DATA
tags, or max_filedescriptors are all open for people wanting to give it
a shot.
Please get into contact with the squid-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailing list
for further contact on this or more ideas about things to do.
Cheers
Amos
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