On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 13:26, Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Either this is irrelevant sob story, or he has a case for getting some > people banned from certain activities. That would be worth looking into > IIWY. You do want to be protecting the innocent while abandoning the trolls > to their chosen fate. > No, I've experienced it too. We're Israeli, some people see that as reason enough to be mean. I completely understand the situation. Actually, with a name such as Amos, you might be familiar with it! >> I figured that I could install Squid on the German server and then >> configure Iptables on his local machine (Ubuntu Linux) to proxy via >> that server. I figured that this would be a common scenario however I >> have been unable to google a solution. I have also checked the Squid >> FAQ and Config Examples pages, but surprisingly did not find anything >> about this. Is this possible with Squid? Should I search for a >> different solution? > > Squid is an HTTP proxy. Just HTTP. ÂNone of the rest of the routing or > tunneling setup involves Squid at all. That would be why you can't find > references detailing it. > Ah, I see, thanks. Actually, the Squid homepage mentions FTP "and more" but I understand from that that Squid only proxies protocols that it understands, not general traffic. > Apart from iptables which you are thinking of the other parts are "tunnel > interface" and "router". Squid would be a bit of candy on top, but not > necessary. > Perfect, thanks Amos. I did not know that routers might have this ability built in. I'm off to google! Have a great evening. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com
