Re: [squid-users] always_direct and never_direct

always_direct is by default deny.
never_direct is by default deny.

When neither is allow, Squid selects based on the request type and a
number of other factors if a parent should be used or not, and if a
parent could not be reached it will always fall back on direct.

If always_direct is allow then Squid will always go direct to the source
without concidering any peers.

If never_direct is allow then Squid will never attempt to go direct to
the source. Instead it tries very hard to find a parent to send the
request to. If no parent can be found then an error is returned.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid Hacker
Jeremy Lyon wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I saw this in the squid.conf file.
> 
> NOTE: There is a similar, but opposite option named
> # 'never_direct'. You need to be aware that "always_direct deny
> # foo" is NOT the same thing as "never_direct allow foo". You
> # may need to use a deny rule to exclude a more-specific case of
> # some other rule.
> 
> What exactly is the difference between "always_direct deny foo" and
> "never_direct allow foo"? The first tells squid not to go directly to
> foo what exactly is the latter saying?
> 
> Thanks!
> Jeremy
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