Amos Jeffries: > sqlcamel wrote: >> Hello, >> >> in squid.conf: >> >> # TAG: always_direct >> # Usage: always_direct allow|deny [!]aclname ... >> # >> # Here you can use ACL elements to specify requests which should >> # ALWAYS be forwarded by Squid to the origin servers without using >> # any peers. For example, to always directly forward requests for >> # local servers ignoring any parents or siblings you may have use >> # something like: >> # >> # acl local-servers dstdomain my.domain.net >> # always_direct allow local-servers >> >> >> So, what's "origin servers" by definition in Squid? > > The origin server of a website. The machine referenced in DNS with A or > AAAA records when the domain name is looked up. > >> In reverse-proxy mode, does it mean the peers which have an originserver >> option? > > No. It in reverse-proxy mode it means force non-reverse proxy DNS > handling and ignore all cache_peer settings in squid.conf. > Thanks a lot Amos. so if I set this directive in squid.conf for reverse proxy: never_direct allow all does it mean squid will ignore all DNS handling and pass only the traffic to the configured peers? -- Yahoo/Skype: sqlcamel
