RE: auth_rewrite default build

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henrik Nordstrom [mailto:hno@hem.passagen.se]
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 January 2001 9:33 AM
> To: Robert Collins
> Cc: squid-dev@squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re: auth_rewrite default build
>
>
> Robert Collins wrote:
> >
> > Henrik,
> > I noticed you've changed the default scheme's built to
> > be basic only. Can I ask why? building the ntlm scheme will
> > not affect performance or compatability. The code in it will
> > be unused except to parse the config file & report that it is
> > inactive (until the user defines a helper).
>
> Because:
>
> a) It is a new feature which is not yet fully tested
> b) The developer (i.e. you) said it is still regarded as experimental
> c) not to bloat Squid for the people who do not care about ntlm
> d) Enabling it is a quite simple matter, and the user needs to have
> access to the sources anyway to build the needed helper.
>
> /HEnrik
>
>

Ok,
We should # out all the auth_param ntlm lines in cf.data.pre to avoid
warnings on startup then.

Rob
Received on Mon Jan 08 2001 - 17:03:01 MST