Re: Disabling Downloads -- is it possible ?

From: Kunal H. Parikh <kaypee@dont-contact.us>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 01:00:58 +0530 (IST)

Hi,

        Can you tell me how can I restrict .exe and .zip files using acl ?

Thanks,

Kay Pee

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Henrik Nordstrom wrote:

>
> I think the delay pools is what you are looking for. See squid.conf and
> squid-users archives on the subject. It can be tuned to limit the total
> bandwidth used by each user over a period of time. When they have used
> their share (pool limit) then their connections will be throttled to
> what you have configured (regain factor). I would probably use a pool
> limit of a couple of hundred KB, and a regain factor of 1/3 to 1/2 of
> the available bandwidth.
>
> You could also use ACL's to explicitly deny fetching of URLs ending in
> .zip or .exe, but that won't stop people from downloading large images
> or other large objects.
>
> (of course you can combine both if you like)
>
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Spare time Squid hacker
>
Received on Fri Jul 16 1999 - 13:13:57 MDT

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