Re: FTP proxy icons

David J N Begley wrote:
>
> On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Dancer wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Jens-S. Voeckler wrote:
> > >
> > > > Don't worry, any squid-2 along the request path will return
> > > > /squid-internal-static/ objects - even if it is not the host mentioned in
> > > > the URL.
> > >
> > > Which reminds me - is this true only for objects that the proxy recognises
> > > (such as "anthony-unknown.gif" or similar), or for all objects?
> [...]
> > You _can_ list objects of your own in your squid's mime.conf file (and
> > copy them into the icons directory), but they still have to be
> > referenced with a url that looks like
> > http://something/squid-internal-static/your-file.name
>
> Yes.. but let's say this URL (referring to an internal static icon that will
> appear in an error page rather than an FTP-generated page) comes from proxyA.
>
> proxyB (a peer of proxyA) and proxyC (a child of proxyA) will see the
> "squid-internal-static" and want to return icons from its own set (as Jens-S
> indicated above).
>
> What happens when one of these "squid-internal-static" icon URLs (ie., the
> error page ones not the FTP page ones) from proxyA hits either proxyB or
> proxyC - will proxyB and proxyC still try to rewrite the URL to point to
> themselves (resulting in a broken image, file not found) or will they leave
> the URL alone, resulting (ultimately) in a request to the original proxy
> (proxyA) to get the icons?

Ahh, if the request passes through a squid version 2, then it'll trap
the /squid-internal-static/* part, and if it doesn't have the
object...too bad.

Hmm. I sense a problem with some of my own stuff here. Damn. I use this
feature to hand out a small file. Unfortunately, if there's another
squid between me and the end-user, it's going to fail. B*gger.

>
> > > Sorry if this sounds convoluted.. fighting the 'flu (and losing).
> > I fought it for two weeks and lost. Home now, and quite ill.
>
> I have the Queensland "Sunshine" (bwah!) Coast to blame for mine. ;-)

An ideal place to catch the flu, for sure.

D
Received on Wed Jul 07 1999 - 20:02:30 MDT