[squid-users] Sqiud and a native FTP-proxy parent?

Hello everyone,

I am configuring a squid in the following environment:

Browser --> SQUID --> AV-filter proxy HTTP/FTP --> application level
Firewall

I know that SQUID is not an FTP proxy, but it intercepts/interprets FTP
over HTTP which is used in this environment.

My problem is, that the AV-filter is not doing FTP over HTTP but native
FTP proxying.

I use the parent directive for the HTTP but I can not find any
information how to get Squid to use native FTP with the AV-filter.

As far as I understood, Squid will only speak FTP over HTTP but never
native FTP with any parent or sibling proxy. Squid will only speak
native FTP when he is contacting the final FTP server.
Do I miss something? Am I right?

This means, that the only way to realize the communication would be to
create an always_direct rule for the ftp and NAT it to the FTP-proxy.
But this will only work if the FTP-proxy can act as transparent
proxy....

Has someone a better idea or a hint how to realize this setup?

Thanks in advance
Pierre
Received on Tue Jul 06 2004 - 15:23:02 MDT