Re: [squid-users] download.windowsupdate.com

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004, Brett Glass wrote:

> At 09:20 AM 7/17/2004, Merton Campbell Crockett wrote:
>
> >Microsoft has changed how updates are performed and now uses an SSL
> >connection for the actual download.
>
> While it WOULD be like Microsoft to do that (thereby ensuring that it
> can track every individual user of its products), it is not what we're
> seeing at all in this case. Windows Update runs through the cache.
> And messes it up.

I have several Squid proxy caches running in a production environment but
haven't encountered any problems with the cacheable content from Windows
Update "messing" up the cache. Other than the basic Windows Update page
there is little cacheable content.

I have Squid configured as a load-balanced array and hierarchy; however, I
use the default hierarchy_stoplist and no_cache settings. Also, I don't
use any redirectors.

At any rate, I've not had any problems with cacheing Windows Update
content that is cacheable.

Merton Campbell Crockett

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