[squid-users] reply_header_access vs rep_mime_type to deny mime types

[Amos Jeffries]

On 26/01/21 1:47 am, robert k Wild wrote:
> sorry Amos, i will explain why i use the "rep_mime_type"
> 
> so when users go to a website and click on a link to download and if 
> that download is an .exe/.zip etc etc (on my mimedeny.txt ), squid will 
> stop/block the download and instead they will get an access denied error 
> displayed on the web page
> 
> im guessing by your reply this is not what the "reply_header_access"is 
> used for
> 

Correct. "reply_header_access deny " is for removing specific headers 
from sent responses. It will not do what you are wanting.

To forbid a whole reply you need "http_reply_access deny ".


Amos