>So the behaviour you are seeing looks more like a bug in always_direct processing. < Which might be specific to the squid version OR the squid.conf in use. I have several squids of different versions with cache_peer in production. The config needs to be different: 2.7: hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ? always_direct deny fwd_youtube #So it might depend upon usage/type of ACL never_direct allow fwd_youtube #Needs both 3.3.11: hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ? never_direct allow all is sufficient. 3.4.5: hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ? never_direct allow all sufficient Willing to do some more research on this one in case of getting some instructions what to look at (special debug ?) -- View this message in context: http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/Question-to-cache-peer-tp4666616p4666664.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.