Guys thanks for sharing your knowledge, u clear my mind :-) On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 13/06/2013 3:23 a.m., Beto Moreno wrote: >> >> Hi. >> >> Guys I have small experience with squid, now need to learn how to use >> squidguard. >> >> My doubts are: >> >> 1) U have squidrunning with your ACL, groups, users and rules, once u >> setup squidguard what is order? >> squid - rules them squidguard - rules or >> squidguard rules them squid - rules? > > > Squidguard is a separate programs. > > * Squid ACLs determine whether a transaction is processed, and how that > processing is performed. > * Squidguard ACLs determine whether or not Squidguard tells Squid to alter > the URL mid-transaction. Nothing more. > > All ACLs in both are run. Squid main http_access, adaptation systems and > url_rewrite_access ACLs are run before squidguard. The url_rewrite_access > ACLs determine whether squidguard is used *at all*. squidguard is contacted > and does its thing. Then the remainder of the Squid ones are run depending > on whether they need to on the new URL. > > >> 2) Squidguard is a URL redirector, them squid ACL stuff will continue >> working? > > > Yes. > > >> 3) Squid ACL tool can be replace with squidguard or they are totally >> different? > > > Totally different. Although some people use URL-rewriting and redirection to > act like a proxy denial service - what actually happens there is a > *successful* response with content message saying "failure". It is worth > avoiding the confusion and complexity whenever possible. > > Amos
