Re: ftp proxy

humm ok then thats mean i should work on the side where i can convert client
direct ftp request into http by firewall settings . any one have any idea..?

With Regards
Ahsan Khan
Sr. System Admin
Internet Division (OneNet)
Sun Communication Pvt. Ltd.
http://www.one.net.pk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tilman Schmidt" <Tilman.Schmidt@sema.de>
To: "Martijn de Munnik" <M.H.M.deMunnik@phys.uu.nl>
Cc: <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 7:01 PM
Subject: RE: ftp proxy

> At 14:38 13.12.99 +0100, Martijn de Munnik wrote:
> >When I read the squid docs it says : "Squid is a high-performance proxy
> >caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data
> >objects. Unlike traditional caching software, Squid handles all requests
> >in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven process." So it seems to me it
> >supports ftp doesn't it...
>
> It supports precisely what the text you cited says it does:
> FTP data objects. The requests for these FTP data objects must
> come from the client as HTTP requests, which is just what your
> ordinary garden variety browser does if you tell it to use a
> proxy for FTP. In order to fetch the FTP object, Squid will of
> course talk FTP to the server.
>
> In other words, Squid supports FTP (the protocol) towards the
> server, but not towards the client.
>
> --
> Tilman Schmidt E-Mail: Tilman.Schmidt@sema.de (office)
> Sema Group Koeln, Germany tilman@schmidt.bn.uunet.de (private)
>
Received on Mon Dec 13 1999 - 07:58:59 MST