Re: cache deny all

Is it really necessary to check those values at all, unless switching cacheing 
on?


> Hi
> 
> Following Todd Wiegel's report on the ipcop-user mailing list that he was
> unable to turn off caching, I had a look at the code in the
> makesquidconf.plscript and there is a line that should print "cache
> deny all" if this test
> fails:
> if (($proxysettings{'CACHE_SIZE'} > 0) || ($proxysettings{'CACHE_MEM'} >
>  0))
> 
> ie, both CACHE_SIZE and CACHE_MEM have to be 0 to turn off caching
> 
> But there is error checking in proxy.cgi that prevents CACHE_MEM being less
> than 1
> 
> So, at the moment, I think "cache deny all" is broken.
> 
> What's the best way to repair? Allow a zero for CACHE_MEM? What might that
> break?
> 
> The Admin Manual refers to turning off harddisk caching with a 0 in
> CACHE_SIZE, but it doesn't mention CACHE_MEM, so perhaps the fix lies in
> the makesquidconf.pl script?
> 
> Eric
> 

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