[squid-users] urlParse: Illegal character in hostname

hi,

from the squid faq i understood that this is not really
a problem but a compatibility issue with desktop
software that uses the web browser's proxy settings.

since my cache.log is full of 'illegal character' messages,
Is there a possibility to deny these requests BEFORE
they get to flood my log?

i suppose i should filter the request header then, but
there is no such acl type yet.

perhaps someone has a list ready with some browser
types (user-agent) so i could filter everything that's not
IE or netscape and at least reduce the warning messages
a bit.

is there any?

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11.49 urlParse: Illegal character in hostname
'proxy.mydomain.com:8080proxy.mydomain.com'
By Yomler of fnac.net

A combination of a bad configuration of Internet Explorer and
any application which use the cydoor DLLs will produce the
entry in the log. See cydoor.com for a complete list.

The bad configuration of IE is the use of a active configuration
script (proxy.pac) and an active or inactive, but filled proxy settings.
IE will only use the proxy.pac. Cydoor aps will use both and will generate
the errors.

Disabling the old proxy settings in IE is not enought, you should delete
them completely and only use the proxy.pac for example.
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Received on Thu Sep 20 2001 - 03:32:56 MDT