Re: [squid-users] Preventing user by ip address

On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 06:34:07AM -0300, Khawar Nehal wrote:
> If your proxy server only runs squid then an easy way to deny access by IP
> address is to place the lines
>
> route add "ip address" lo
>
> into /etc/rc.d/rc.local
>
> This makes sure that a proxy abuser does not access squid at all.
>
> Simple one liner instead of a two line acl or a more complex IP tables
> firewall line.

Why use a firewall or bend routes when ACLs have been made for this?

> For finer control we recommend IPTables or ACLs

I did not ask. Please respond to the original posting. And please use
decent quoting. Thanks

 Christoph

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