hi

I want to block downloading files like .doc, .dat, .mp3, .wav, .avi .rar, .exe using squid.

can I configure squid to block these files.

help me plz . urgent


thanks

please don't use words like urgent. it's not urgent for us...

either way. just use a urlpath_regex acl to match the end of the file type IS you wish to block by a crude method like you are asking abou. better to block by mime type really i'd think.

acl banned_extensions urlpath_regex -i \.exe$ \.mp3$ \.etc$

http_access deny banned_extensions

like this :
acl game url_regex -i .rm .rmvb .wmv game .dll .msi .doc qq.com tencent.com chat

"game" is the name of acl . if URL contains words above , it can be allowed or denyed .

i've already given that example 3 hours previously...

thanks for this reply

as ur messege i inserted

acl banned_extensions urlpath_regex -i \.exe$ \.mp3$ \.etc$

http_access deny banned_extensions

in my squid.conf

but when i access ajhits.com or others mp3 downloading site, i can download mp3s

but i want to block downloading this files


thanks

But we are different ,you use urlpath_regex , I use url_regex .

if it's having no effect either you've not restarted squid or the entries are in the wrong place. you need to appreciate that with acl's in squid it will start at the top one and work down until a definite answer is received. you need to insert the http_access entry relative to your existing ones, probably fairly near the top of them. just make sure there are no rules above it to make it obselete, and it is not so high as to impact other rules below it. for example there is a default rule to allow the local machine to download anything. this is normally a very good thing. if this rule moves above it, that specific rule to permit 127.0.0.1 to do anything at all will no longer function.