Re: [squid-users] Display company Banner with SQUID

Amos Jeffries-2 wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> We manage an open WiFi access point at a Hotel.
>>
>> Is it possible somehow to show the Hotel's Banner on every visited page?
>> We
>> are using SQUID for other puropses, so it would be nice to solve this
>> with
>> it too.
>>
>> Thank you!
>
> It's possible to do with ICAP/eCAP now in Squid-3.
>
> BUT, before you start off that track take a good think about what web
> pages actually are these days and what exactly you are trying to alter.
>
> Most 'pages' as viewed by people are in fact a collection of objects, only
> a few of which are images. The rest are all various types of 'page' on
> their own. Be it frames, object includes, advertising imports, java-loaded
> pages, etc, ect.
>
> You need to be very, very sure your banner is not going to wipe out any of
> that before you start it. You will seriously detract customers. It's also
> very, very hard to detect sub-includes reliably, particularly with the XML
> dynamic-includes.
>
>
> You are much better off doing some form of session splash page they can
> click through on their first visit, or at regular intervals. Squid
> provides the session external acl helper for a basic X-minute repeating
> splash page.
> you can easily write your own to use other criteria.
>
>
> Amos
>
>
>

Thank You!

I'll check both ways.

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