Re: [squid-users] Question

On Thursday 10 July 2003 18.02, Zand, Nooshin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Some clients are using proxy servers in DMZ for Intranet access.
> In other words they hardcode proxy in browser in use.
> Is it anyway I notify, transparently, client's browser/application
> to go directly to web server rather than hitting proxy server.

Why would you want to do that?

Manual proxy configuration is highly preferred in favor of transparent
interception.

> I am looking for solution better than deny, blocking, or
> even fetch the page.

If the browser insist on using a proxy then the proxy has to react to
the connection. It can either

a) Not respond to the connection, which will cause browsers using
autoconfig scripts to move on to the next priority proxy server

b) Accept the connection and return a error message to the user
(preferrably including instructions on what the user should do to get
rid of the error)

c) Accept the request and fetch the requested object for the user,
which would be the normal action for a proxy.

Regards
Henrik

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